Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board updates guidelines for LGBTQ2S+ claimants—but there’s more work to be done

ANALYSIS: Board members’ reliance on stereotypes and a lack of oversight can often lead to “life or death stakes” for refugees

By Dale Smith

History

Pack your bags: Britain’s first LGBTQ+ museum is set to open this spring

The museum seeks to expand knowledge of queer history and culture

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Faith & Spirituality

These priests just staged a mass coming out to demand LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic church

The new initiative is calling for reform on the church’s policies relating to the LGBTQ+ community

By Jordan Daniels

Activism

Queer Ghanaians are hoping they aren’t victimized in 2022

The community is going through an upheaval, but that isn’t killing their hope

By Ugonna-Ora Owoh

Power

A landmark LGBTQ2S+ rights bill is gaining record support from major businesses

More than 500 companies are calling on the U.S. to finally pass the Equality Act

By Sophie Hurwitz

Education

These two U.S. states are trying to ban LGBTQ2S+ education from schools

A proposal pushed by Texas’ governor could lead to potential jail time for LGBTQ2S+ affirming teachers

By Nico Lang

Power

LGBTQ+ Afghans are still in grave danger under Taliban rule

Members of Afghanistan’s LGBTQ+ community face further violence and discrimination in the midst of a humanitarian crisis, according to a new report

By J.E. Reich

Sports

NCAA erases protections for LGBTQ2S+ athletes amid anti-trans backlash

The organization’s new constitution does not include anti-discrimination language that it used in past versions

By Nico Lang

Identity

LGBTQ2S+ workers in the U.S. earn 90 cents for every dollar a cishet person makes

Trans workers are even more profoundly affected by the LGBTQ2S+ wage gap, according to a new report

By Nico Lang

Sports

Mexican soccer fans will receive five-year bans for homophobic chants

The Mexican Football Federation has struggled to put a stop to anti-gay chants over the years

By Yvonne Marquez

Culture

Can TV stop burying our gays already?

Queer women die on the small screen so often it’s become a trope. It’s time to give gay and bisexual characters a shot at happiness—and life

By Emily Monaco

Power

Poland is pushing a Russia-style law banning ‘gay propaganda’

The new censorship legislation is another step back for LGBTQ+ rights in Poland

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Power

Joseph Attar, Canadian imprisoned for 15 years, finally freed by Egyptian authorities

Attar was imprisoned on charges of espionage in 2007. Egyptian authorities claim he worked to recruit LGBTQ2S+ agents

By J.E. Reich

Justice

This U.S. Congressman wants to force trans women in prisons to be housed with men

Senator Tom Cotton wants inmates to be housed according to assigned sex, not gender identity

By Jordan Daniels

Activism

The world’s largest Mormon college is trying to crack down on LGBTQ2S+ student protests

Student protesters could be arrested for organizing under new guidelines released by the school

By Nico Lang

Activism

Hundreds of trans South Dakotans protest as governor pushes anti-trans sports ban

Gov. Kristi Noem ran a nationwide ad urging voters to protect “female sports” from trans athletes

By Sophie Hurwitz

Justice

This U.S. state just repealed its discriminatory laws criminalizing HIV transmission

New Jersey joins nine other states in striking down its outdated laws

By Yvonne Marquez

Power

Taiwanese same-sex couple become first to legally adopt following historic court ruling

The case marks the first time in the country’s history that LGBTQ+ spouses have been permitted to adopt a child unrelated to either party

By Nico Lang