World
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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."
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Ban on Homosexuality Reinstated in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago reinstated its ban on homosexuality, which was overturned as unconstitutional by the Caribbean nation’s High Court in 2018. LGBTQ activist Jason Jones...
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Lesbian Tennis Star Defects from Russia
International tennis star Daria Kasatkina will now compete as an Australian after defecting from Russia following her public coming out.
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3 Million People Could Die Due to HIV Funding Cuts
A new study claims that almost 11 million more HIV infections, and 3 million deaths, could result from the loss of global HIV funding.
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Celebrities Urged to Boycott Hungary Over Pride Ban
A British pro-LGBTQ advocacy group is calling on Chappell Roan, Emeli Sandé, and others to stand up against Hungary's anti-LGBTQ crackdown.
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Female Runners Must Submit to Genetic Testing
World Athletics, the governing body of track and field, will require athletes competing in women's events to submit to chromosomal testing.
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Ketamine Confirmed as The Vivienne’s Cause of Death
The season one winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race UK" had been open about battles with addiction to party drugs.
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Germany Warns Transgender Citizens About Travel to U.S.
Germany's Foreign Office is warning transgender and nonbinary travelers that they may face obstacles when trying to enter the United States.
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Two College Students To Be Publicly Caned for Gay Sex
The couple, 24 and 18, were found guilty of violating Sharia law, which is strictly enforced in Indonesia's Aceh province.
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World’s First Gay Imam Shot to Death
Muhsin Hendricks, the world's first openly gay imam, was murdered in what appears to be a targeted shooting in South Africa.
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Police Arrest 56 Men in “Gay Sex Party” Hotel Raid
The party's organizers have been charged under Indonesia's "anti-pornography" law and could face up to 15 years in jail.
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Thailand to Spend Millions on Transgender Hormone Therapy
The Public Health Ministry has earmarked funds to be used to provide gender-affirming health care to nearly 200,000 trans citizens.
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Meta Lets Users Call LGBTQ People ‘Mentally Ill’
Meta platform users will be able to disparage LGBTQ people and advocate discriminating against them under a revised "hateful conduct" policy.
