U.S. midterm elections: Why is the LGBTQ+ community worried?

As Americans vote on Tuesday, Republicans have picked up momentum in opinion polls. How could a GOP win impact LGBTQ+ rights issues?
News

In a first, two gay men contest same Congress seat in U.S. elections

Historic race in midterms underscores progress on LGBTQ+ representation in American politics, analysts and advocates say

Lesbian parents fight to expand LGBTQ+ family rights in EU court

Top court's ruling that Bulgaria must recognise same-sex couple's child could help bolster LGBTQ+ parental rights across the bloc

Brazil's LGBTQ+ community fears Bolsonaro re-election

Brazil goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. How will it impact the LGBTQ+ population?

More Britons identify as bisexual than gay or lesbian – survey

As data suggests Gen Z are more likely to see themselves as LGBTQ+, activists say more bi-specific support is needed

United States elects first openly lesbian governor

Massachusetts elected the first woman to ascend to that state's highest office, Maura Healey, who also becomes the US first openly lesbian governor

Qatar World Cup ambassador says homosexuality is 'damage in the mind'

A Qatar World Cup ambassador has said that homosexuality was "damage in the mind", as the Gulf state prepares to host the global tournament

Malaysia questions 18 people arrested at LGBT Halloween party

Malaysia's Islamic religious authorities questioned 18 people detained during a Halloween party attended by members of the LGBT community

Taiwan celebrates diversity, equality in east Asia's largest Pride march

About 120,000 people, marched through Taiwan's capital Taipei on Saturday to celebrate LGBTQ+ equality in east Asia's largest Pride march

Russia moves to ban 'LGBT propaganda' among all ages

Russian lawmakers backed a bill to expand an existing ban on the promotion of "LGBT propaganda" among children to include people of all ages

Opinion

OPINION Twitter takeover: Real-world risk to LGBTQ+ users

Concern spreads among the LGBTQ+ community, after new Twitter boss Elon Musk targets policy that penalizes misgendering or deadnaming trans people

OPINION: EuroPride in Belgrade: The EU must do better and demand more from Serbia

The attacks on the recent Pride parade in the Serbian capital show that the EU must step up its promotion of LGBTQ+ rights across Europe

OPINION: Fertility clinics must do more to support queer parents – the process makes us invisible

The paperwork and protocol of having our baby rendered me and my relationship non-existent enough to feel like a hate crime

OPINION: Angela Lansbury: Star of stage and screen and gay icon

From ‘Murder She Wrote’ to Broadway musicals, Lansbury’s acting career spanned almost 80 years. But she will also be remembered for raising millions in the fight against HIV/AIDS

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