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Playing for both teams: 6 LGBTQ+ spies from history

From the world wars and Red Scare to the fight for Irish independence, here are some queer spies worth knowing.

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U.N. draft report uses pseudoscience to claim gender dysphoria is 'socially contagious'

The UN's preliminary report on sex-based violence incorrectly claims trans acceptance "erase[s] the legal category of women.”

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer

U.K. Prime Minister pushes to ban trans people from single-sex bathrooms, sports, and beyond

Keir Starmer said the ruling that trans women are not considered women under the nation's Equality Act must be applied "as soon as possible."

Sir Ian McKellen at The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim World Premiere, December, 2024, London

Arts & Entertainment

Sir Ian McKellen to host Shakespeare play with all trans and nonbinary cast

The rehearsed reading of Twelfth Night will be produced by the new trans and nonbinary theater company, Trans What You Will.

The Kalamazoo Replica Lighthouse in Douglas, Michigan, USA; Tracking the End of the Rainbow statue in Austin, Texas, USA; Floating lamps in the Yi Peng Lantern Festival at Wat Arun, Bangkok, Thailand

Our favorite 15 destinations from 'Lonely Planet's new LGBTQ+ travel guide

The off-the-beaten-track travel guide introduces its first-ever LGBTQ+ travel guide from queer, neurodivergent travel writer Alicia Valenski.

Women playing football in Scotland.

Supreme Court fallout: Trans women banned from soccer by UK Football Association

Pride Month starts with a trans sports ban in the U.K., effective June 1.

Cobblestones, castles, and culture: Your LGBTQ+ guide to Edinburgh

Cobblestones, castles, and culture: Your LGBTQ+ guide to Edinburgh

Discover where to stay, eat, sip, and celebrate queer culture in Scotland’s capital.

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These are the 38 countries that have legalized marriage equality (in order)

To date, only 38 nations allow same-sex couples to marry, and none of them did before 2001.

gay man receiving mpox vaccine

New study finds inadequate response to mpox outbreak

A similarly negative GAO report spurred out U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres to introduce legislation overhauling the federal response to future outbreaks.

Retired consultant pediatrician Dr Hilary Cass holding digital publication NHS Report Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People The Cass Review Transgender teen with supportive parent

Hilary Cass' NHS report is rife with debunked theories and falsehoods

The recent NHS report from Dr. Hilary Cass isn't the take-down of gender-affirming care that conservatives want it to be.

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Hadrian's Wall declared as historic LGBTQ+ landmark by British cultural society

English Heritage recently said that one of the most prominent relics of the Roman Empire is “linked to England’s queer history."

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley of Wham!

Wham!'s Andrew Ridgeley Talks Final Meeting with George Michael

The last time the two men saw each other, they faced off in a game of Scrabble.