45% of the world doesn't think their country is a good place for gay and lesbian people
Just 39 percent of people from over 120 countries said that their area was a good place for gay and lesbian people.
June 11, 2025
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Kosovo Holds Its First Pride Parade
On October 10, over 300 people marched through Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, waving rainbow flags and celebrating LGBT pride.
October 10, 2017
A Man, Set to Wed a Woman, Longs for His Male Lover in 'The Marriage'
In Kosovo's Oscar entry, two men can't resist their connection despite one's impending opposite-sex nuptials.Â
December 7, 2018
Russian Patriarch Calls Homosexuality an 'Illness'
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said Tuesday that Serbs must be able to live peacefully in Kosovo after its final status is determined, and hedecried the destruction of Orthodox churches in the province, which he said was carried out with tacit consent of the ethnic Albanian majority. Patriarch Alexy II said Kosovo was ''sacred'' for Serbs and offered his help in mediating the crisis in the region. In a speech and a question-and-answer session with parliamentarians from the council's 47 member states, Alexy also lamented widespread poverty and a massive gap between the rich and the poor in Russia, and -- in comments going directly against the spirit of the human rights watchdog -- lashed out against homosexuality, calling it an illness.
October 3, 2007
Trump Claims Richard Grenell Is His Representative to Balkans Border
The White House told The Advocate that only in his "very active imagination" does Trump have "envoy ambassadors" representing the U.S.
November 11, 2021
Serbia's Lesbian PM Meets With Luxembourg's Out Leader
The two heads of government are discussing the need for greater freedom in Serbia, which wants to join the European Union.
September 10, 2019
Dominican Rep. Lets Gay Couple Wed But There's a Catch
Two men, one British and one Dominican, are the first same-sex couple to tie the knot in this religiously conservative Caribbean nation.
January 4, 2015
'Heathers' Reboot Ditched by Paramount, Premieres Overseas
Controversy has encircled the show, which features minorities -- including a gender-nonconforming teen -- as bullies.
July 16, 2018
Will Democrats lose control of Senate before they even get it?
Democratic U.S. senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota suffered what may have been a stroke on Wednesday, imperiling the scheduled Democratic takeover of the Senate.
December 13, 2006
New Santos Scandal Involves Money, Gay GOP & Richard Grenell: Report
New York Rep. George Santos has more questions to dodge reporters from asking.
March 1, 2023
A Real Threat to Marriage Equality Looms Over Alaska
"I promise that I will stand firm in Juneau to ensure that marriage equality remains the law of the land," says Alaska House candidate Andrew Gray.
October 5, 2022
Lesbian Jamie McLeod-Skinner Wins Congressional Primary in Oregon
McLeod-Skinner, who beat a seven-term incumbent in the Democratic primary, would be the first out member of Oregon's congressional delegation.
May 27, 2022
From the White House to the Stage
When Paul Oakley Stovall isn't working for the Obamas (his day job) or hobnobbing with Oprah Winfrey, he's headlining at New York City's Joe's Pub with his new musical, CLEAR.
November 23, 2009
The slippery slope
As hopes for equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans melt away and the antigay forces muster power, will we know when it's time to leave just to save our own skins?
November 5, 2004
Truly Social Networking
The organization that began as a separatist record-producing collective came to symbolize all that defined lesbianism. Then they set out to sea.
March 12, 2014
Kentucky Army Reserve officer stands by viral Trans Day of Visibility video despite right-wing backlash
Capt. Christina Winters told The Advocate that risking her career to stand up for what is right, in the face of the current administration’s attack on transgender people, is worth it.
April 7, 2025