Social Media

Dozens of Facebook ads still use anti-LGBTQ2S+ rhetoric, despite supposed ban

New research from Media Matters found at least 63 new ads in the past four months

By V.S. Wells

Music

K-pop’s first openly queer boy band, Lionesses, on fighting for visibility in the industry

Amidst radio bans and discrimination, the breakout group continues to call for inclusion

By Delia Harrington

Politics

Canadian conservatives can’t cherry-pick the ‘culture war’ they want to fight

OPINION: Embracing the convoy also means embracing its anti-LGBTQ2S+ arm

By Dale Smith

Comedy

Darcy & Jer talk marriage, live show and showing up against homophobic hate

The pair have racked up nearly 3.5 million TikTok followers since the start of the pandemic

By Mel Woods

Homophobia

Vancouver couple targeted on commuter train in the wake of anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate surge

Jamie Pine says he experienced homophobic harassment online after releasing a video of the incident on TikTok

By Jackie Richardson

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

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

Censorship

Conservatives attack signage advocating LGBTQ2S+ rights

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

By Jackie Richardson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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