Politics

After nearly two decades of queer activism, this municipal candidate had to face down vile homophobic accusations recently

OPINION: The rise in online hate has made local politics a critical new battleground in LGBTQ2S+ rights

By Ariel Troster

Transphobia

Trans streamer plans to leave Canada after being targeted by doxxing and harassment campaign

Keffals believes that she has no other choice but to flee the country for her own safety

By Diamond Yao

Asia

Singapore legalizes gay sex in a major win for Southeast Asia’s LGBTQ+ community

The island nation will repeal its colonial-era law, but marriage equality will still be banned

By Nico Lang

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

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

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

Activism

Health Liberation Now! is challenging the way anti-trans groups weaponize detransition narratives

U.S.-based activist group is finding a way forward when it comes to resisting TERF attacks and fighting for equitable access to healthcare for all

By Misha Pensato

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.

Media

Meet the trans war correspondent at Ukraine’s frontlines

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo has spent over four months covering the war like few others—becoming a target of Russian propaganda and right-wing attacks in the process

By Adam Zivo

Power

This red state high school is creating a gender-affirming closet to support trans and non-binary students

With the help of a $10,000 grant from the It Gets Better Project, the initiative will allow students to change into clothing that expresses who they are

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Marriage Equality

10 same-sex marriage battlegrounds around the globe

The U.S. Supreme Court may be threatening to reverse progress on LGBTQ2S+ rights, but countries the world over are pushing marriage equality forward

By Rob Salerno

Books

‘I hope you’re not going to make too much of this:’ Gerald Hannon recounts how his sex work got splashed all over international media

In this excerpt from his posthumous memoir, the late activist and journalist Gerald Hannon relives the “hooker” headline

By Gerald Hannon

London Calling

Hot trans summer: Celebrating gender expansiveness in the U.K. after a hard year for British trans and non-binary people

From Pride marches and non-binary club nights to little-known historical archives, there’s something for everyone in London and environs

By V.S. Wells

Activism

Remembering trans icon Mama Gloria, the ‘Emily Post of Halsted Street’

In this previously unreleased 2014 interview, Gloria Allen reflects on her life and legacy

By Nico Lang

Pride 2022: Party & Protest

Long-awaited Pride celebrations bring joy, solidarity, hedonism—and anxiety

Events hosting millions of people have been mostly peaceful and carefree, even following violence in Norway and other threats

By Paul Gallant

History

A new Stonewall visitor centre will honour the legacy of LGBTQ2S+ activism

This will be the first visitor centre in the U.S. park system to highlight queer and trans history

By Jackie Richardson

Pride 2022: Party & Protest

A safe space in Kyiv, Ukraine

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

By Adam Zivo