Power

Right-wing groups disrupt children’s event and target a small town’s Pride

This past weekend, extremists in Idaho and California sought to disrupt LGBTQ2+ events

By Jackie Richardson

Power

The Taliban is exploiting monkeypox to arrest LGBTQ+ Afghans

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

By Jackie Richardson

Hate Watch

Ontario teen arrested after threatening to commit mass shooting at Florida Pride event

A 17-year-old was arrested after reportedly brandishing a gun and threatening to open fire at a West Palm Beach event

By V.S. Wells

Hate Watch

How the far-right is turning feminists into fascists

ANALYSIS: The terrifying confluence of anti-trans thinkers, American evangelicals, anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists and global purveyors of dark money poses a much bigger threat than you might realize

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Hate Watch

Twitch is threatening to take legal action to stop anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate raids on its platform

Marginalized streamers have been speaking out about harassment for months

By V.S. Wells

Hate Watch

Mapping hate: The anti-LGBTQ2S+ history of Ottawa truck convoy organizers

Some of the best-known faces in the so-called “Freedom Convoy” have clear links to homophobic and transphobic activism

By V.S. Wells

Power

Activists urge immediate action to protect LGBTQ+ Ukrainians: ‘Ukraine doesn’t have time’

Protestors gathered at the Stonewall Inn in New York City to demand greater sanctions against Putin and aid to struggling LGBTQ+ Ukrainians

By Lauren Rowello

Hate Watch

LGBTQ+ Kurds fear for their lives after trans woman murdered in honour killing

Activists are calling for justice following the death of 23-year-old Doski Azad, who was reportedly killed by her brother

By Ursula Muñoz S.

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

2021 was the deadliest year on record for anti-trans murders

The vast majority of those who lost their lives to anti-trans violence were Black trans women

By Nico Lang

Power

Hate crime ‘hoaxes’ are still extremely rare, despite Jussie Smollett verdict

ANALYSIS: Fewer than 0.2 percent of hate-motivated attacks reported to police are later found to be falsified, according to research

By Nico Lang

Culture

Pastor forced to step down from his church after doing drag on HBO show

Former pastor Craig Duke received a barrage of hate following his appearance on an episode of HBO’s “We’re Here”

By Oliver Haug

Hate Watch

Man arrested for threatening attacks on Pride parades, faces five years in prison

Robert Fehring allegedly vowed to make the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub “look like a cakewalk”

By Oliver Haug

Politics

Texas mama bears are ready to vote out Greg Abbott: ‘I will never forgive him’

Mothers of trans kids say they intend to do what they do best: keep organizing in support of their children

By Nico Lang

Power

Russia wants to ban Netflix from streaming queer content

A minister has declared that LGBTQ+ content violates the country’s controversial 2013 “propaganda” law

By Oliver Haug

Activism

As anti-LGBTQ+ crackdowns persist across Africa, these activists continue to fight

From Ghana to Uganda, LGBTQ+ people are banding together to counter homophobic and transphobic violence with resilience

By Dika Ofoma

Dispatch

Kenya’s new LGBTQ+ police initiative aims to address homophobic violence

The country sees at least 50 cases of crime against queer people each month

By Gitonga Njeru

Xtra Weekly

Topline: Strength in numbers

In the face of increased violence, LGBTQ2S+ folks must come together

By Ziya Jones