“No way our tax dollars should be funding a school that doesn’t meet basic fundamental human rights”

There are 11 queer people currently serving in the House and Senate

The state’s Republican party released a platform outlining goal of eroding LGBTQ2S+ rights

Offending items include pencil cases, T-shirts, hats and hair clips

Special envoy Fabrizio Petri believes Italy’s moderate approach to human rights can sway the hearts and minds of foreign governments

Lawmakers in Florida and Texas have threatened to introduce legislation in upcoming sessions

The militant Islamist group has been targeting LGBTQ+ people since it seized power in August

Bangkok also welcomed the nation’s first Pride parade in 16 years earlier this month

A huge immigration backlog leaves asylum seekers in dangerous limbo while the government refuses to initiate changes that could help

OPINION: Gender-based analysis that includes intersectional identities is supposed to inform how government services are delivered in Canada. Ten years in, the government has little to show for its good intentions

Louisiana is the latest state to enact legislation targeting trans Americans, and others could soon follow

The state became the first in history to criminalize medical care for trans youth earlier this year

Mayor London Breed is devoting $6.5 million for the first-of-its-kind campaign

The activist and founder of Refuge America shares his inspiring story in a new memoir

The state is seeking to remove coverage for gender dysphoria treatment in its Medicaid plan

New Yorkers will be able to receive an “X” on documents like driver’s licences, state IDs and marriage certificates

OPINION: By questioning Americans’ right to privacy, the U.S. Supreme Court proves it’s capable of undoing the last two decades of LGBTQ2S+ progress

Indiana also joined Oklahoma this week in enacting legislation targeting trans youth

Politics

Saskatchewan government criticized for funding schools run by homophobic churches

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

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

Saudi Arabia is confiscating rainbow-coloured toys in anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown

Italy is the third country to appoint an LGBTQ+ envoy. Do such positions actually improve human rights for queer and trans people?

This Republican legislator wants to ban kids from drag events

The Taliban is exploiting monkeypox to arrest LGBTQ+ Afghans

Thailand could soon the be first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex partnerships

How Canada is failing LGBTQ+ Afghan refugees

The U.S. has already passed 25 anti-trans laws this year—and it’s not over yet

These billboards are showing love and support for Alabama trans youth under attack

San Francisco wants to eradicate trans homelessness by 2027

Edafe Okporo on writing ‘Asylum’ and finding home as a Black gay man in America

Florida is trying to take away gender-affirming medical coverage for 9,000 trans adults

New York will now allow trans and non-binary people to apply for gender-neutral IDs

What the U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion means for gay sex and same-sex marriage—it ain’t good

Oklahoma passes law banning trans students from using correct bathroom in schools