Power

It’s a ‘witch hunt.’ Uganda’s largest LGBTQ+ group speaks out after being shut down by government

Sexual Minorities Uganda has been forced to halt its LGBTQ+ advocacy following the decision

By Jackie Richardson

Power

Montreal’s makeshift Pride march was more meaningful than any parade

Corporate Pride doesn’t reflect our roots—or a pathway to LGBTQ2S+ liberation

By Ziya Jones

Justice

Family of eight-year-old girl sues over discriminatory Tennessee bathroom law

Under the law, trans students in Tennessee are not allowed to use the bathroom in alignment with their lived gender

By Oliver Haug

Health

Black and Latinx men are disproportionately vulnerable to mpox, according to new report

Previous reports indicate that those men are nearly all queer

By Nico Lang

Activism

This Black trans woman has been incarcerated in a men’s prison for nearly a decade. She’s finally free

Ashley Diamond has fought for landmark reforms around gender-affirming treatment for trans people held in Georgia prisons

By Oliver Haug

Business

More than 50 percent of LGBTQ2S+ employees aren’t comfortable being out at work

New report examines queer and trans experiences in the workplace

By Emma Bainbridge

Politics

Florida governor suspends prosecutor who refused to punish trans youth for seeking gender-affirming care

Andrew Warren, state attorney for Hillsborough County, also vowed not to prosecute people seeking abortions

By Dika Ofoma

Mental Health

The pandemic is causing an LGBTQ2S+ mental health crisis in Canada

New polling indicates increasing rates of anxiety and depression, particularly among LGBTQ2S+ youth and people of colour

By Oliver Haug

Sexual Health

The pandemic has drastically changed the sex lives of young adults, report says

LetsStopAIDS research reveals Canadian youth are now less likely to use condoms or be treated for sexually transmitted infections

By Sydney Bauer

Trans Health

Federal court rules in favour of trans Medicaid patients in West Virginia

The state is now one of 26 to mandate gender-affirming healthcare in its Medicaid plans

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Censorship

A Michigan town defunded its public library over LGBTQ2S+ books

Libraries in Michigan and Iowa have closed due to conservative pushback

By Oliver Haug

Activism

Ghana’s LGBTQ+ community fights back against bigotry

LGBTQ+ groups are going to court to contest arbitrary arrests and abuse in custody

By Diamond Yao

Identity

Oklahoma is requiring student athletes to sign ‘biological sex affidavits’

The policy comes in the wake of a law prohibiting trans youth from playing on the sports team that matches their gender

By Oliver Haug

Politics

Twenty-two Republican attorneys general target federal school lunch program

The group argues that the USDA’s anti-discrimination directives restrict their states’ ability to enforce their own laws

By Jackie Richardson

Trans Health

England closes country’s only youth gender clinic

A 2021 report found that large numbers of patients were waiting up to two years for appointments.

By Oliver Haug

Politics

Even America’s worst senator wants to repeal Texas’ gay sex ban

Republican Ted Cruz says “consenting adults should be able to do what they wish in their private sexual activity”

By Nico Lang

Identity

A record number of African youth support LGBTQ+ equality, according to new survey

Thirty-eight percent of young adults in sub-Saharan Africa said they want their governments to do more for LGBTQ+ rights

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Identity

This Ontario mom is throwing a gender reveal for her trans daughter

Eight-year-old Ella is celebrating her new name and transition with family this weekend

By Maddy Mahoney