Power

Brittney Griner pleads for release in letter to Biden: ‘Please don’t forget about me’

“I’m terrified I might be here forever,” she writes

By J.E. Reich

Business

Amazon is restricting LGBTQ+ search results in this Middle Eastern country

The online retailer made the decision after being threatened with penalties by the UAE

By Dika Ofoma

Politics

Texas’ top lawyer wants to make gay sex illegal again

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton said he’s “willing and able” to ban gay sex under “state law”

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Politics

Saskatchewan government criticized for funding schools run by homophobic churches

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

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Politics

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

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

By Jackie Richardson

Politics

This Republican legislator wants to ban kids from drag events

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

By Oliver Haug

Power

Austria lifts blanket restrictions on LGBTQ+ people donating blood

All people who have had more than three sexual partners in the past three months will be banned from donation

By Nico Lang

Politics

Ontario premier Doug Ford defends candidate slammed for homophobic scandal

The controversy has many calling for Will Bouma to drop out of the race

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Activism

This LGBTQ2S+ Pride centre just auctioned off a rock used to vandalize its building

The rock sold for $600 in an online auction

By Nico Lang

Censorship

Romania is pushing a law banning ‘gay’ propaganda, echoing Russia and Hungary

If made law, the bill would prohibit materials the government sees as promoting LGBTQ+ identities in schools

By Jackie Richardson

Politics

Norway apologizes for historical persecution of gay men under its defunct sodomy laws

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said the convictions of 119 people under its criminal codes banning gay sex were “simply wrong”

By Nico Lang

Human Rights

Russia’s largest LGBTQ+ rights group has been shut down by the government

The decision comes after the Kremlin accused the Russian LGBT Network of violating its homophobic propaganda laws

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Power

Only half of Americans are okay with kids coming out as trans, according to survey

New report finds majority of U.S. adults are comfortable with their children being gay, lesbian or bisexual but trans acceptance lags

By Dawn Ennis

Politics

A Tennessee lawmaker is trying legalize child marriages in bizarre attack on LGBTQ2S+ rights

The bill’s sponsor claims the proposed law would provide an “alternative form of marriage” for people who oppose same-sex unions

By Nico Lang

Politics

Hungary’s far-right prime minister wins reelection while anti-LGBTQ+ referendum fails

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s administration pushed the infamous anti-gay “propaganda” law enacted last year

By Yvonne Marquez

Politics

These 7 U.S. states could be the next to pass a Florida-style ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Florida’s bill is one of many that would censor LGBTQ2S+ education in schools

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Politics

These billboard campaigns ‘Say Gay’ in response to attacks on LGBTQ2S+ equality

As Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law, LGBTQ2S+ people are fighting back

By Jordan Daniels

History

Here’s what Canada’s LGBTQ2S+ National Monument will look like

The winning design was just unveiled and construction is expected to be completed by 2025

By V.S. Wells