'Great first step' as Sudan lifts death penalty and flogging for gay sexPunishments for gay sex in Sudan have been reduced from the death penalty to prison terms, ranging from five years to life |
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Mexico City lawmakers vote to outlaw LGBT+ conversion therapyThe proposal will now go before the full Chamber of Deputies, where it is expected to be approved in the next two weeks |
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From victim to protector: Pakistan's first trans cop fights for justiceReem Sharif has helped trans people facing death threats and eviction in her first months on the job |
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Austria issues first intersex birth certificate after four-year battleA growing number of countries allow people to choose a third sex option on official documents |
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Number of LGBT+ elected officials in U.S. hits new highMore LGBT+ candidates are running for office than ever in the United States |
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Russian parliament begins legalising ban on same-sex marriageRussian lawmakers began the process to ban same-sex marriage after voters backed changing the constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman |
Polish President Duda wins election, new battles with EU loomAndrzej Duda won on a deeply conservative platform laced with homophobic language |
Mondaire Jones, openly gay and Black, gets Democratic nod for U.S. House seatThe 33-year-old is on track to become the first openly gay Black member of Congress |
Survey finds 40% of U.S. LGBTQ youth considered suicide in past yearThe study shows many LGBTQ youth have difficulty accessing mental healthcare |
Northern Irish police investigating murder of journalist make arrestPolice in Northern Ireland said they had arrested a 27-year-old man in the investigation into the murder of journalist Lyra McKee |
No trans characters in major Hollywood movies for 3rd year, report findsThe LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD showed that less than a fifth of major Hollywood films featured gay and bisexual characters, and no trans characters at all |
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OPINION: Andrzej Duda’s Polish presidential election victory is a license for homophobiaBartosz Staszewski The mental health of LGBT+ young people in Poland was already worsening before Andrzej Duda compared ‘LGBT ideology’ to Communism during the presidential election campaign |
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OPINION: From Bostock to Our Lady of Guadalupe, the fight against discrimination continuesKevin Jennings The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that religious schools are exempt from anti-discrimination laws will harm young people at a time when they need the best teachers more than ever |
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