Under the shadow of war, Kyiv Pride director Lenny Emson discusses the past, present and future of queer and trans activism in his country

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

Advocates say there’s more work left to be done

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

Kai advises a reader that “holding multiple truths is more complex than simply holding all truths to be equal—because not all beliefs are equal in social status and social power”

Teacher and local historian Walter Cassidy became obsessed with the person behind this frightening statistic. So he set out to find him

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

Even with strict conservative laws, the queer community in Nigeria’s most populated city prepares for a week-long community celebration

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

How the Old Navy orange-print button-up became the queer uniform of summer 2022

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

International rugby league bans trans women from competition

These two countries just loosened restrictions on HIV-positive troops serving in the military

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

I see myself as different from cis women. Does that make me a ‘bad’ trans woman?

The first person reported dead from AIDS in Canada was an anonymous gay man from Windsor who died in 1982

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

Lagos, Nigeria, prepares for the country’s first-ever Pride

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

Oranges are literally the only fruit