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Read the latest updates about LGBT issues around the world. The Advocate is an international source for developments pertaining to gay world news, politics, Prides, politicians, and rights that affect the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Learn about antigay laws, human rights violations, landmark victories, and failures of governments to protect the rights of its citizens. From Asia, to North America, to South America, to Europe, to Africa, The Advocate provides transcontinental coverage of the issues that matter to our readers.
person sitting on the bed reading from a tablet alongside 2020 Riot police stop and search pedestrian during a protest in Hong Kong China
World

Chinese police arrest dozens of gay erotica writers in pornography crackdown

Attorneys in China claim between 30 and 50 writers have been arrested this year for writing gay erotica.

Air India crash on June 12, 2025
News

Gay couple returning home to England among those killed in Air India crash

Jamie and Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek were in India for a wellness retreat.
World Health Organization builing (L); Young children eating USAID rations (C); Plane taking off behind barbed wire (R)
Politics

Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far

Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.

Andry Hernandez Romero CECOT Terrorism Confinement Center Tecoluca San Vicente El Salvador
News

Gay asylum-seeker's lawyer worries for the makeup artist's safety in Salvadoran ‘hellhole’ prison

Andry Hernández Romero’s lawyer voiced her concern for the gay man who was deported to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison.

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News

What does WorldPride's travel warning mean for transgender & nonbinary people?

Transgender leaders and organizers respond to Travel fears ahead of WorldPride in Trump’s DC.

Transgender Norwegian politician Karina Ødegård alongside Donald Trump addressing supporters Sioux City Iowa rally
Politics

Trans Norwegian politician wants to give asylum to transgender people fleeing Trump's policies

"I believe it should provide grounds for asylum,” Karina Ødegård says of Trump's executive orders targeting the transgender community.

Evin House of Detention prison in Tehran Iran
World

100 transgender inmates presumed dead after Israeli missiles struck Iranian prison last month

Israel targeted the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23.
Brussels Belgium protest sign showing Russian President Vladimir Putin in drag makeup against a rainbow another says gay rights human rights during protest against the detention of gay men in concentration camps in Chechnya
Politics

Bipartisan bill looks to sanction foreign officials who attack LGBTQ+ human rights

The Global Respect Act would allow sanctions against those who commit human rights violations against LGBTQ+ people.

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News

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.

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News

What you need to know about the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, & Biphobia (IDAHOBIT)

IDAHOBIT is recognized around the world. Here's everything you should know!

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Aidan Maese Czeropski Senate staffer accused of having sex in Capitol building Washington DC USA
News

Senate staffer accused of having sex in Capitol building recounts 'horrific' backlash

Aidan Maese-Czeropski says that he was diagnosed with PTSD and spent time in a mental health institution after a video of him allegedly having sex in a Senate hearing room leaked.

US Vice President JD Vance attends a meeting Oval Office White House April 2025 Washington DC with Marco Rubio in foreground
Politics

JD Vance wants the UK to repeal its LGBTQ+ hate speech laws to secure a trade deal

An anonymous White House advisor said JD Vance is “obsessed by the fall of Western civilization."

budapest gray march ironic counter protest LGBTQIA pride banned
World

Hungary passes constitutional amendment banning public LGBTQ+ events

The law also allows the government to use facial recognition technology to identify those who attend prohibited events

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer
World

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."

June 2018 Giant Chess board and players at the Hirschgarten Park Munich Upper Bavaria Germany
News

Trans teen’s chess win in Germany prompts backlash

Chess "is diverse and inclusive," the German Chess Federation said in rejecting calls for a ban on trans competitors.

Budapest Hungary LGBTQIA Pride March across the Széchenyi Chain Bridge June 2021
News

Budapest Pride to proceed despite Hungary's LGBTQ+ event ban

A Pride parade protesting Hungary's LGBTQ+ crack down has been backed by over 30 foreign embassies – but not the United States.

Imane Khelif
Sports

Imane Khelif must undergo 'mandatory sex testing' to compete in Olympics

World Boxing's new policy mandates that all participants in women's events — but not men's — must undergo a chromosome test.

Belgium Brussels 2024 pride parade
News

These are the top 10 European countries for LGBTQ+ rights and travel

ILGA-Europe's annual Rainbow Map highlights where it's safer to live and travel for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families.

Lady Gaga performs at Copacabana Beach in Brazil
Crime

Lady Gaga's Brazil concert faced a bomb plot targeting the LGBTQ+ community. Here's everything we know

Two people were arrested in Brazil for allegedly planning to bomb Lady Gaga's free concert.

USA soldier hugging child holding american flag alongside school books on desk with pencils and an apple in front of a chalkboard
News

Military families sue Trump administration to keep their school system diverse

Children of service members are fighting against the Trump administration's moves attacking books, Black history and LGBTQ+ students.