Two gay men publicly caned in Indonesia after being caught kissing
Two men were caned under Aceh's law prohibiting same-sex sexual relations even though they weren't caught having sex.
August 26, 2025
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Gay Saudi Man Arrested for Dating on Facebook
A Saudi Arabian man has been arrested for allegedly using Facebook to set up dates with other men.
January 17, 2012
DeSantis Calls Session to Punish Disney's 'Don't Say Gay' Opposition
The Republican governor who believes in less government regulation of private business is attacking a private business.
February 3, 2023
Malawi Waivers Yet Again: Reinforcing Antigay Laws
Just when you thought it might permanently decriminalize homosexuality, the Malawian government reinstates its antigay laws
February 17, 2016
Op-ed: An LGBT Perspective on the Iran Nuclear Deal
An out West Hollywood councilman says Congress needs to reject the deal with Iran, saying the nation's abysmal human rights record speaks volumes.
August 27, 2015
Opinion: Businesses Strike Back as DeSantis Criticizes Corporations
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state is "fighting back," but who is the enemy the anti-LGBTQ+ governor is trying to combat?
August 26, 2022
The struggle to reclaim autonomy in the two-spirit movement
For centuries, two-spirit individuals have faced violence and assimilation. But today, activists are striving to reclaim their autonomy and preserve their legacy, writes Human Rights Watch's Abbey Koenning-Rutherford and Bria Nelson.
July 11, 2024
Mom Beats Her Son, Says Mike Pence's Law Makes It OK
The evangelical woman cited her sincerely held religious beliefs as reason she can beat her son with a coat hanger if she wants.
September 3, 2016
LGBTQ Malaysians Fight Back After Gov't Official Says They Don't Exist
"Erasure of our existence will not only just trivialize our struggle, but also perpetuate the injustices towards us," activist Numan Afifi says.
March 7, 2019
Mess in Texas: A Theocracy That Enshrines White, Male Power
State leaders have arrived at their end game: deny rights and remedies to anyone who doesn't look or love like their tyrannical governor.
September 2, 2021
D.C. bar owners say Trump’s federal law enforcement crackdown is killing their business
“This is not sustainable,” Dave Perruzza, a gay business owner in D.C., told The Advocate.
August 16, 2025
Abuse in the Name of Christianity
The horrors suffered by LGBT kids and others at a 'therapeutic' school are at the center of the new documentary Kidnapped for Christ -- and the experience of making the film changed its director's mind about religion.
October 10, 2013
‘Still Working 9 to 5’ Is a Doc Brimming With Nostalgia and Ambition
The stars of 9 to 5 open up about the history of the beloved film, and how much work we still have to do in the fight for equality.
March 14, 2022
The Situation for LGBT Asylum Seekers Just Got Even More Dire
Even though courts initially froze Trump's "Muslim bans," his executive orders still slowed the U.S. resettlement of LGBT people fleeing violence. Now that the Supreme Court has partially reinstated the bans, things are getting really scary.
June 27, 2017
How Once-Moderate Bush Got Hijacked by the Religious Right
Our October 1992 cover story explores how George H.W. Bush -- desperate to be reelected -- formed an unholy alliance that haunts us still.
December 3, 2018
Why You Should Go See Carrie Tonight
Fourteen years after Boys Don't Cry, director Kimberly Peirce tells the tale of another outcast, this time with telekinetic powers.
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October 18, 2013
Will Google Get Booted From San Francisco Pride Parade?
After YouTube ignored a high-profile case of LGBTQ online harassment, many want Pride organizers to take action.
June 7, 2019