Candidates in 85% of world elections ran on anti-LGBTQ+ talking points in 2024: study
In at least 51 of 61 countries and the European Union, candidates used anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric to win political favor.
September 11, 2025
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Who is Britain’s new prime minister Keir Starmer and what's his LGBTQ+ rights record?
Here's what we know about the man who trounced the current political structure in the U.K., and delivered his political party out of the opposition for the first time in more than 10 years.
July 3, 2024
U.S. activists call U.K. anti-trans ruling 'a serious blow' to human rights
Some worry it will affect trans rights in the U.S. and other countries.
April 16, 2025
The U.K.'s Labour Party abandoned trans people. Here's what American Dems can learn
Opinion: Democrats, there is no “middle ground” on equal rights. Take it from U.K. Labour, writes S. Baum.
September 29, 2025
Senators Couldn't Reform Gun Laws, But Can They End Gay Blood Ban?
Democrats, led by Tammy Baldwin and Elizabeth Warren, make another push to end the FDA's long-standing policy on gay and bisexual male donors.
June 20, 2016
England's New Prime Minister Evolved on LGBT Rights
Theresa May has said she would've voted differently on antigay legislation from the early 2000s.
July 11, 2016
Only 11 Trans People Housed in the Right Prison in England and Wales
A Ministry of Justice report released Thursday said there are at least 119 trans women being held in men's prisons in the two U.K. countries.
November 29, 2019
Trans Woman Dies in U.K. Men's Prison
Vicky Thompson had vowed to kill herself if she was sent to a men's prison.
November 20, 2015
U.K. Minister for Women and Equalities Suggests Gutting Trans Rights
Conservative Lizz Truss wants to use ongoing reforms to the Gender Recognition Act to limit treatment options for trans children.
April 24, 2020
Scotland to Pardon Men Convicted Under Gay Sex Ban
The Scottish Parliament unanimously passed legislation pardoning men convicted under antigay laws that are no longer in place.
June 9, 2018
Clergyman Gets Blowback for Urging Prayers for U.K.'s Prince George to Be Gay
That would be a way to change the Church of England's anti-LGBT policies, says Rev. Kelvin Holdsworth.
December 1, 2017
When laws fail to protect trans people, harmful medicalized norms creep in
"Medical intervention for trans people, like all others, should be undertaken based on individual informed consent," writes Kyle Knight, co-interim director of Human Rights Watch's LGBT Rights Program.
May 15, 2024
How Elizabeth II taught a Black trans woman to survive in the Trump era
Opinion: The legacies of royal women—from Queen Elizabeth II's stoicism to Queen Elizabeth I’s defiance—remind us of our ability to rise, reclaim our narratives, and inspire change in a world desperate for resilience and hope, argues Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière.
September 8, 2025
Immigration and LGBTs: Denied Safe Haven in Europe
Each year thousands of LGBT asylum-seekers travel to Europe hoping to secure a future free from discrimination and violence. But for many, the European Union is not what they'd anticipated.
March 10, 2015