World
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U.K. Bans Puberty Blockers for Transgender Youth
Under the newly announced ban, minors are prohibited from receiving puberty blockers unless they are enrolled in special clinical trials.
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Zoo Discovers Female Penguin is Actually a Gay Male
Zookeepers in England grew suspicious after the penguin they thought was female began displaying dominant behavior.
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Moscow Clubgoers Arrested in “LGBTQ Propaganda” Raids
A Russian court has found patrons arrested after raids of three Moscow LGBTQ nightclubs guilty of "petty hooliganism."
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Mali Passes Law to Jail Gay People
"We all live in constant fear, now more than ever," a gay Malian told the organization Human Rights Watch.
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Italy Criminalizes Surrogacy Abroad for Same-Sex Couples
Italy has made it all but impossible for gay men to start families, criminalizing surrogacy abroad after previously banning gay adoption.
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Uganda’s Anti-Gay Act Cost the Country $1.6 Billion, Report Says
A pro-LGBTQ group says Uganda has lost potentially up to $1.6 billion in GDP following the passage of a law criminalizing homosexuality.
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Moscow Police Detain 50+ People After Gay Nightclub Raids
The raids, conducted under the guise of combating "drug trafficking," followed complaints from neighbors about "all sorts of naughty things."
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Multiple Paths to HIV Prevention: The Power of Choice
From oral PrEP, to injectables, rings, and implants, this year's HIV Research for Prevention conference was all about options.
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Lynch Mob Kills Gay Couple for Having Sex
Anti-LGBTQ attacks continue to ramp up in Cameroon, with a mob killing a gay couple and police raiding an AIDS advocacy group's headquarters.
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Trans Model Murdered in Georgia After Anti-LGBTQ Bill Passes
Kesaria Abramidze, a popular transgender model, was stabbed to death in Tbilisi one day after Georgian lawmakers passed an anti-LGBTQ law.
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Georgia Passes a Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ Law
The Russian-style law prohibits all depictions of LGBTQ identity and severely curtails various LGBTQ rights.
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Injectable PrEP Better Than Daily Pills, Study Finds
A recent study has found that lenacapavir, an injectable medication administered twice a year, is more effective at preventing HIV among gay, bisexual, and transgender...
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Two Men Face 14 Years in a Zimbabwe Prison for Being a Couple
The gay couple accidentally revealed their relationship to authorities following a domestic dispute over charges of infidelity and robbery.
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Qatar Releases Gay Man Caught in Grindr “Honeytrap”
Qatari authorities convicted Manuel Guerrero of drug possession after using a fake Grindr profile to lure him into an in-person meeting.
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WHO Declares Mpox Outbreak a Global Health Emergency
A deadlier, more transmissible form of mpox is spreading rapidly in some African nations, including places where the virus is not endemic.
