Kyiv Pride, one of the most crucial LGBTQ+ rights organization in Ukraine, just launched a new LGBTQ+ refugee shelter

There are 11 queer people currently serving in the House and Senate

The decision comes on the heels of a similar policy change from an international swimming governing body

The state’s Republican party released a platform outlining goal of eroding LGBTQ2S+ rights

Not everyone with more than one partner is in an open relationship, argues OPEN group

The incident is not the only threat of violence during Pride Month this year

The organization called for the creation of an “open” category for trans athletes

More than 100 Starbucks outlets in the U.S. have voted to unionize in the past seven months

Offending items include pencil cases, T-shirts, hats and hair clips

“If I stayed quiet, I feel like I would be complicit in that violence, right?”

Special envoy Fabrizio Petri believes Italy’s moderate approach to human rights can sway the hearts and minds of foreign governments

A new analysis from Data for Progress finds dozens of purportedly pro-LGBTQ2S+ corporations are donating substantially to proponents of anti-queer and anti-trans bills

This past weekend, extremists in Idaho and California sought to disrupt LGBTQ2+ events

The trans population in the U.S. is growing fast, despite unprecedented attacks on the community

“WestJet is just ignoring us. They’re pretending we don’t exist”

Lawmakers in Florida and Texas have threatened to introduce legislation in upcoming sessions

The militant Islamist group has been targeting LGBTQ+ people since it seized power in August

Bangkok also welcomed the nation’s first Pride parade in 16 years earlier this month

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A safe space in Kyiv, Ukraine

A record number of LGBTQ2S+ candidates in the U.S. are running for Congress

International rugby league bans trans women from competition

Texas Republicans call homosexuality an ‘abnormal lifestyle choice’ in new party platform

Nova Scotia town holds queer prom despite threats of violence against event

World swimming body bans vast majority of trans women from competition

Starbucks reportedly threatened to revoke trans health coverage if employees tried to unionize

Saudi Arabia is confiscating rainbow-coloured toys in anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown

This activist declined to attend White House Pride event to protest detention of trans immigrants

Italy is the third country to appoint an LGBTQ+ envoy. Do such positions actually improve human rights for queer and trans people?

The same companies sponsoring Pride events are supporting anti-LGBTQ2S+ lawmakers

Right-wing groups disrupt children’s event and target a small town’s Pride

Five percent of young Americans identify as trans or non-binary, according to new report

Non-binary travellers call out WestJet for reportedly discriminating against them

This Republican legislator wants to ban kids from drag events

The Taliban is exploiting monkeypox to arrest LGBTQ+ Afghans

Thailand could soon the be first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex partnerships