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Learning local queer history helped me reclaim my right to public space
History

Learning local queer history helped me reclaim my right to public space

After an incident of homophobic harassment, learning about my local park’s LGBTQ+ history gave me the confidence to keep going out for daily walks

By Rosen Pitman-Wallace
German parliament centres LGBTQ+ experiences on Holocaust Memorial Day for the first time
Identity

German parliament centres LGBTQ+ experiences on Holocaust Memorial Day for the first time

The remembrance comes after years of campaigning from activists

By Jackie Richardson
Conservatives attack signage advocating LGBTQ2S+ rights
Censorship

Conservatives attack signage advocating LGBTQ2S+ rights

A school board and the House of Representatives target LGBTQ2S+ signs and flags

By Jackie Richardson
Kenyan LGBTQ+ activists on grief and hope after the death of Edwin Chiloba
Activism

Kenyan LGBTQ+ activists on grief and hope after the death of Edwin Chiloba

The activist and designer’s murder has shocked his community, who are working to keep his memory alive

By Ugonna-Ora Owoh
Meet the historian who is driving a bus full of banned queer books across the U.S.
Censorship

Meet the historian who is driving a bus full of banned queer books across the U.S.

Eric Cervini is turning a school bus into a library of queer literature

By Sarah Prager
Five arrested in connection with murder of Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba
Hate Watch

Five arrested in connection with murder of Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba

Police detained the suspects after Chiloba’s body was found last Tuesday

By Jackie Richardson
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Nova Scotia town rallies around queer-owned store after its Pride flags were repeatedly vandalized 
Homophobia

Nova Scotia town rallies around queer-owned store after its Pride flags were repeatedly vandalized 

Despite the incidents, the owners intend to continuously display the Pride flag

By Diamond Yao
Homophobic soccer chants are alive and well
Sports

Homophobic soccer chants are alive and well

OPINION: It’s going to take more than awareness and education to stop the use of homophobic chants at professional soccer games

By Katelyn Burns
A new report proves that online anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate turns into real-life violence 
Social Media

A new report proves that online anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate turns into real-life violence 

Online harassment of doctors and hospitals that provide gender-affirming care has led to bomb threats, death threats and lockdowns 

By Maddy Mahoney
Police forces continue to cozy up to far-right protestors
Power

Police forces continue to cozy up to far-right protestors

OPINION: As anti-drag protests grow increasingly common—and violent—the responses of some police departments are raising questions about who law enforcement really protects

By Katelyn Burns
Indonesia’s draconian new law will effectively ban LGBTQ+ relationships
Politics

Indonesia’s draconian new law will effectively ban LGBTQ+ relationships

Residents and tourists alike will be banned from having sex outside marriage, in a country where same-sex marriage is not recognized

By V.S. Wells
Homophobia and discrimination are still rampant in Canadian hockey
Sports

Homophobia and discrimination are still rampant in Canadian hockey

Sixty-one percent of the 512 penalties called by officials last season involved insults based on sexual orientation or gender identity

By Diamond Yao
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This right-wing group is trying to set up a system to target drag shows in Texas
Power

This right-wing group is trying to set up a system to target drag shows in Texas

The alert was made amid far-right attacks on LGBTQ2S+ people in Texas

By Jackie Richardson
With drag shows under attack, ‘We’re Here’ has become essential viewing
TV & Film

With drag shows under attack, ‘We’re Here’ has become essential viewing

OPINION: In its third season, the series shows how drag has become the front-line in a mounting campaign of hate against queer and trans people

By Mel Woods
A number of drag shows in Ontario have become targets of hate
Power

A number of drag shows in Ontario have become targets of hate

Crystal Quartz made a tearful plea for action after repeated calls for her—and other—drag events to be disrupted 

By Emma Arkell
By refusing to drop Libs of TikTok, Shopify is selling hate 
Business

By refusing to drop Libs of TikTok, Shopify is selling hate 

OPINION: The e-commerce giant has refused repeated calls to deplatform a known hate group. When will they do the right thing? 

By Nicholas Surges
Russia is about to ban being gay in public
Politics

Russia is about to ban being gay in public

An extension of the country’s infamous 2013 “propaganda” law will also ban depictions of homosexuality across all media

By Ursula Muñoz S.
The Colorado Springs shooting was preventable. Will we stop the next attacks on the LGBTQ2S+ community?
Hate Watch

The Colorado Springs shooting was preventable. Will we stop the next attacks on the LGBTQ2S+ community?

OPINION: The right’s drumbeat of hate must be challenged

By Zack Ford
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