Will EU show of strength against Hungary deter anti-LGBTQ+ laws?

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

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LGBTQ+ rights lag in Pacific despite Cook Islands' gay sex move

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


US challenges Tennessee ban on healthcare for transgender youth

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

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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