Russian poetry contest bans entries from transgender poets
Organizers said the contest is open to all except those who have “cheated” or “changed” their gender.
April 20 2024 1:25 PM
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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 05 2024 7:00 AM
United Nations adopts historic, first-ever resolution on rights of intersex people
The resolution denounces medically unnecessary surgeries and other forms of mistreatment.
April 04 2024 4:26 PM
Houthis sentence 9 men to death on dubious 'sodomy' charges in Yemen
A Houthi court sentenced 32 men on charges of "sodomy" earlier this year, a Human Rights Watch investigation has found.
March 27 2024 2:39 PM
White House, LGBTQ+ community express support after Princess Kate reveals shocking cancer diagnosis
In a deeply personal video, Princess Catherine shared her struggle with cancer, sparking a wave of support from the White House to a pub in D.C.
March 22 2024 5:00 PM
Gay Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announces surprise resignation
The gay leader was just in Washington, D.C., to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
March 20 2024 11:01 AM
Alleged shooter who killed two at Oslo Pride stands trial
Zanier Matapour is accused of killing two and injuring dozens in the 2022 mass shooting.
March 14 2024 9:44 PM
After a mob of hundreds attacked a transgender couple, thousands marched to support them
A crowd of over 200 harassed and threw bottles at a nonbinary couple in Greece’s second-largest city Saturday night, sparking outrage from local artists and activists.
March 11 2024 3:01 PM
Greek Orthodox Church expels pro-marriage lawmakers, but that isn’t stopping LGBTQ+ couples from celebrating
No communion for you, say angry church leaders.
March 08 2024 2:01 PM
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."
March 06 2024 11:47 AM
Ghana stands to lose $3.8 billion over anti-LGBTQ+ law as president delays signing
Officials warned President Akufo-Addo that signing the draconian anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law would have grave consequences.
March 05 2024 3:34 PM
Right-wing group won't condemn Uganda's 'kill the gays' law, enraging queer Democrats
"When you’re given the opportunity to publicly oppose a law that permits the government to execute LGBTQI+ people just because of who they are, why wouldn’t you take it?" says Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Pocan.
March 04 2024 4:43 PM
Nigerian director on his queer film and the lynching of a gay friend
"I was so touched about what happened to my friend and it made me become aware," says Babatunde Apalowo.
March 03 2024 1:00 PM
Gay airline employee subject to 'torture' after arrest in Qatar, family says
The family of 44-year-old Manuel Guerrero say that Qatari authorities have subjected him to torture by depriving him of his HIV medication.
March 02 2024 10:45 AM
Ghana’s parliament passes bill with 3-year prison sentences for identifying as LGBTQ+
The bill also would require even tougher sentences for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups.
February 28 2024 3:34 PM
Transgender rights are under attack not just in the U.S., but around the world: study
While recognition of gender identity has increased significantly in the past two decades, so has the criminalization of transgender people, a new study shows.
February 27 2024 10:00 AM
Police raid ‘My Little Pony’ gathering and a gay night at a local club in Russia
Police reportedly arrested nine of the “most feminine-looking” men at the gay night raid.
February 20 2024 1:58 PM
Out State Dept. official Ned Price to be deputy to U.N. ambassador
Price's "judgment and expertise will be a tremendous asset," said Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
February 17 2024 10:18 AM
Houthi court sentences 13 men to public execution for gay sex
Activists say the rebel group is escalating its human rights abuses at home as it attacks international shipping.
February 09 2024 11:09 AM
Teenagers who killed trans girl Brianna Ghey are sentenced to life in prison
The crime was a "brutal and planned murder which was sadistic in nature," Justice Amanda Yip said in sentencing Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe who were 15 when they killed the girl.
February 03 2024 11:00 AM