The group argues that the USDA’s anti-discrimination directives restrict their states’ ability to enforce their own laws

State of Canadian funding for HIV/AIDS is dismal

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

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

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

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”

The Respect for Marriage Act is a direct response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson last month

Twenty states sued the Biden administration to halt enforcement of the trans-affirming guidelines

Contenders in the race have hinted at support for banning trans women from sports and restricting trans access to public restrooms

Hungary has also outlawed same-sex adoptions and banned trans people from correcting their legal gender

New guidelines on queer blood donations have been met with criticism, however, from some LGBTQ2S+ activists

Xtra catches up with the out gay Liberal MP on this initiative and more

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

Politics

Twenty-two Republican attorneys general target federal school lunch program

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

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

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

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

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

The U.S. Supreme Court is threatening marriage equality. These lawmakers want to protect it

A Trump-appointed judge just blocked federal protections for U.S. trans students

Boris Johnson was a transphobic disaster. The next U.K. prime minister could be worse

The EU is officially suing Hungary over its anti-LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ law

A majority of Canadians support the repeal of queer blood ban, according to poll

Rob Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs, raises LGBTQ+ issues in Africa

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