Will EU show of strength against Hungary deter anti-LGBTQ+ laws? [[link removed]]

The decision of EU heavyweights France and Germany to join proceedings against Hungary sends a strong message, LGBTQ+ activists say

News LGBTQ+ rights lag in Pacific despite Cook Islands' gay sex move [[link removed]]

The Cook Islands has voted to decriminalise gay sex but LGBTQ+ people in Pacific Island nations face persistent homophobia

Lesbian Visibility Week: the legal industry needs to embrace intersectionality [[link removed]]

As we celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week, lawyer Jacqui Rhule-Dagher argues the legal industry must address the intersectional needs of its employees

'L Word' TV show cast visit White House to mark Lesbian Visibility Week [[link removed]]

The cast of American TV show "The L Word: Generation Q" visited the White House Tuesday to mark Lesbian Visibility Week

Uganda's president asks for changes to LGBT bill so identity is not criminalised [[link removed]]

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has asked lawmakers to make clear in a proposed anti-homosexuality law that it is not criminal to merely identify as gay

Montana transgender legislator silenced after 'blood on your hands' comment [[link removed]]

Zooey Zephyr will be allowed to vote but is barred from the House floor until the legislative session ends on May 10

Japanese fete LGBTQ progress, demand marriage rights as G7 summit looms [[link removed]]

First Pride parade in four years in Tokyo, celebrates advances in LGBTQ rights but demandes Japan join other advanced nations in legally recognising same-sex marriage

Parliament, not courts, best place to debate same-sex marriage, India minister says [[link removed]]

India's top court heard appeals asking for same-sex marriage to be recognised

US challenges Tennessee ban on healthcare for transgender youth [[link removed]]

The U.S. Justice Department filed a complaint challenging a new Tennessee law that bans doctors from providing gender-affirming medical treatment

LGBTQ Ugandans live in fear as new law looms [[link removed]]

As Uganda's parliament passed some of the world's strictest anti-LGBTQ legislation last month, LGBTQ Ugandans live in fear

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