State of Canadian funding for HIV/AIDS is dismal

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

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

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

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

Some have waited months to years to receive updated cards, while others have never received a response

The singling out of trans girls “is unequivocally discrimination on the basis of sex,” ruled the judge

A new rule aims to reverse Trump-era efforts to remove non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ2S+ people

Critics have accused the country, however, of using LGBTQ+ rights to “pinkwash” its poor human rights record

Sixty percent of Americans support the legislation, according to a new poll

Anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate groups, however, reportedly got millions in pandemic loans

The funding comes as the World Health Organization declares monkeypox a “global health emergency”

This fraught, at times dangerous, history offers valuable lessons for everyone post-Roe

A new report finds that more than 270 people have been arrested for HIV transmission since 2019

Two letters that were previously mandatory will no longer be required by patients seeking care in the province

Albania, Germany, Malta and Portugal have also taken action to stop operations that critics say are harmful and life-altering

“Unfortunately, these malicious, bad-faith attacks are escalating and I no longer feel safe to serve in my capacity as mayor”

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

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International AIDS Conference a time for Trudeau government to live up to its rhetoric

England closes country’s only youth gender clinic

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

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

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

Trans and non-binary Manitobans face major delays in receiving corrected health card

A trans 10-year-old will be able to play girls’ softball again after judge rules against Indiana law

Here’s how Biden is fighting to strengthen healthcare protections for LGBTQ2S+ Americans

Cuba will hold national referendum to vote on legalizing marriage equality, same-sex adoptions

This Republican attended his gay son’s wedding three days after voting against marriage equality bill

LGBTQ2S+ businesses were disproportionately hurt by the pandemic, but less likely to receive help

Canada pledges $1 million for monkeypox prevention amid botched vaccine rollout across North America

Trans and non-binary people are vastly more likely to self-induce abortions

These 39 countries are still criminalizing people for transmitting HIV during sex

Nova Scotia is making the process easier for people seeking gender-affirming surgery

Greece becomes latest country to ban non-consensual surgeries on intersex kids

Oklahoma small town’s first out gay mayor resigns after being targeted with homophobia and harassment

Meet the trans war correspondent at Ukraine’s frontlines