World
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Budapest Defies LGBTQ Ban With Massive Pride March
More than 100,000 people marched despite threats of fines and jail for attending the city’s banned LGBTQ Pride parade.
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75 Arrested in Indonesia for Alleged ‘Gay Party’
Police in Bogor, Indonesia, arrested 75 people at a private "gay party," sparking outrage from human rights and LGBTQ advocacy groups.
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UK Trans Swimmer Races Topless to Protest Competing as Male
Anne Isabella Coombes says her topless protest highlights the flaws in Swim England’s transgender athlete ban.
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Tel Aviv Pride Canceled Amid Fallout From Israeli Strikes on Iran
Middle East’s largest LGBTQ celebration halted as missile exchanges between Israel and Iran spark safety concerns and citywide shutdowns.
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HIV Cure Could Emerge From COVID-19 mRNA Breakthrough
Researchers in Australia use COVID-era mRNA technology to expose hidden HIV in white blood cells, offering hope for a future cure.
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WorldPride 2025 Calls for Global LGBTQ Solidarity
InterPride co-president Ymania Brown urges attendees to celebrate, resist, and carry the spirit of Pride across borders.
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New Paris Monument Honors Gay Victims of Nazis
The double-sided star represents the persecution of LGBTQ people, and how easily attitudes can shift in a negative direction.
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New Pope’s Past Anti-LGBTQ Remarks Raise Alarms
Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected pope, made hostile anti-LGBTQ comments over a decade ago, raising concerns among LGBTQ Catholics.
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Eurovision Bans Pride and Trans Flags
Performers in the international song competition may only now display the official flag of the country they represent.
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Poland’s Last “LGBT-Free Zone” Officially Repealed
Łańcut repealed a 2019 "family charter" declaring it "free from LGBT ideology" in response to a threat of losing local funding.
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Gay Couple Alleges Discrimination by Sheraton in Puerto Vallarta
Jeremy Alexander and Ryan Sheepwash say the hotel offered the same wedding package, at cheaper prices, to friends posing as straight couples.
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Trans Women Not Legally ‘Women,’ UK Supreme Court Rules
The landmark decision by the UK's highest court limits the legal definition of 'woman' to those assigned female at birth.
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‘Gray Pride’ Protests Hungary’s Ban on Gay Pride Marches
The demonstration calls into question the right-wing government's efforts to criminalize dissent and eradicate LGBTQ visibility.
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Greece to Ban Surrogacy for Gay Male Couples
Lawmakers in the country plan to prohibit gay male couples from conceiving children through surrogacy, although they can still adopt.
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Russia Bans the Elton John AIDS Foundation
Prosecutors call the nonprofit "undesirable" and accuse it of spreading "propaganda" that undermines Russian "spiritual and moral values."
