Anti-LGBTQ+ attacks on the rise in Los Angeles: report
Sexual orientation incidents rose 24 percent to 148 reported incidents in just one year, according to a new report out of Los Angeles County.
April 7, 2025
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Key considerations for supporting LGBTQ+ communities in humanitarian crises
In times of crisis, LGBTQ+ communities are often overlooked and left behind. The call for upholding LGBTQ+ rights in humanitarian responses is a vital priority.
August 22, 2024
A Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist was stabbed and left for dead in the street. Now, he recounts his escape to Canada
Steven Kabuye had been followed for sometime before two men ambushed him on his morning commute in January. Still recovering, he fled Uganda days later with bandages still on.
April 5, 2024
Trans Latina woman fighting to shut down ICE facilities honored with human rights award
Arely Westley, this year's recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, tells The Advocate about this "crucial moment" in time for queer and immigrant communities.
March 31, 2024
Russia’s LGBTQ Rally Ban Violates Human Rights, Court Rules
A European court ruled that Russia is in violation of human rights, but that's never stopped the government before.Â
November 27, 2018
Yes, Rex Tillerson, Saudi Arabia Does Violate Human Rights
Trump's nominee for secretary of State declines to criticize the nation, which has a poor record concerning LGBT people, women, and many others.
January 11, 2017
Trump is ‘dangerously’ conflating gender-affirming care with a human rights violation
Groups that work to end female genital mutilation and cutting worry about an executive order that co-opts the policies they’ve worked to pass over nearly 30 years.
February 14, 2025
European Court Rules Italy's Same-Sex Marriage Ban a Human Rights Violation
While not binding, the decision adds to mounting pressure on the peninsula.Â
July 21, 2015
Torturer Next Door: Gambia's Antigay Prez Owns Home in Maryland
The Human Rights Campaign placed a full-page ad in a Maryland newspaper warning locals about a 'human rights violator' in their midst.
February 12, 2015
Pope welcomed Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist to Rome
The pair discussed human rights violations and the country's draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act.
August 26, 2024
Anal Examinations for Suspected Gays Banned by Kenyan Court
An earlier decision upholding the practice was unconstitutional and a violation of human rights, the court ruled.
March 22, 2018
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Condemns Abuse of Gay Men in Chechnya
If the reports of official violence are true, "this violation of human rights cannot be ignored," says Haley.Â
April 17, 2017
Will U.S. Deny Visas to Human Rights Abusers?
Out Rep. David Cicilline's Global Respect Act would looks to promote LGBT rights worldwide by denying egregious human rights violators entry into the U.S.
June 20, 2014
Vietnam's First Generation of LGBT Pride
After decades of censorship, repression, and human rights violations, a new generation of Vietnamese activists is pushing the country forward on LGBT visibility.
July 17, 2014
A plea to the world
It's time to turn our attention to the plight of our LGBT brothers and sisters in other countries and demand an end of human rights violations.
January 6, 2006
WATCH: Parisians Colorfully Protest Sochi Olympics
Just days before the opening ceremonies in Sochi, Russia, activists in Paris took to the streets to highlight the Olympic host country's human rights violations.
February 3, 2014
Scott Lively Will Be Tried for Fueling Antigay Persecution In Uganda
A federal judge today overruled the American evangelical minister's request to dismiss an international lawsuit contending that Lively violated human rights by stoking the antigay climate in Uganda.
August 15, 2013
German President Will Boycott Sochi Olympics
Joachim Gauck, who holds the mostly ceremonial title of President, is among the first major politicians to boycott the 2014 Olympics over host country Russia's human rights violations.
December 8, 2013
Irish Trans Woman's Gender Recognition Battle Finally Ends
Dr. Lydia Foy received a game-changing settlement from the Irish government after the High Court found that her human rights have been violated for over 20 years.
November 3, 2014
WATCH: Australia Voids Trans Man's Marriage; He Fights Back
Paige Phoenix wants Victoria's government to know it violated his human rights by requiring surgery to legally recognize his gender -- and he's ready to take his complaint straight to the United Nations.
July 7, 2014