Iran is one of at least eight countries where homosexuality is punishable by the death penalty

Chileans voted against a new pro-LGBTQ+ constitution, and proposed trans rights reforms in Scotland are also in jeopardy

Saint Kitts and Nevis is just the latest win. Here’s our guide to the many court cases unfolding in the Caribbean

The Republican looks to continue the state’s rightward shift on queer issues

Activists and doctors are raising the alarm as 500,000 Indians are left without treatment

Thirty-eight percent of young adults in sub-Saharan Africa said they want their governments to do more for LGBTQ+ rights

Some have waited months to years to receive updated cards, while others have never received a response

Critics have accused the country, however, of using LGBTQ+ rights to “pinkwash” its poor human rights record

Hungary has also outlawed same-sex adoptions and banned trans people from correcting their legal gender

Xtra catches up with the out gay Liberal MP on this initiative and more

A new policy in one school district could potentially require schools to out trans students

Critics say a proposed law “will allow the Iraqi government to legally get away with murder”

Government leaders are also cracking down on depictions of bisexuality and polyamory

Individuals convicted faced life in prison under the now repealed law

The resolution would expand access to gender-affirming medical care and outlaw conversion therapy

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

Events hosting millions of people have been mostly peaceful and carefree, even following violence in Norway and other threats

After one family fought to have their trans son included in Cub Scouts five years ago, the Boy Scouts of America have welcomed trans youth—but some challenges remain

Human Rights

Two Iranian LGBTQ+ activists have been sentenced to death

New legal victories give hope to Caribbean queer people whose sex lives remain criminalized

Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin wants teachers to out LGBTQ2S+ children

India is facing a massive shortage of life-saving HIV drugs

A record number of African youth support LGBTQ+ equality, according to new survey

Trans and non-binary Manitobans face major delays in receiving corrected health card

Cuba will hold national referendum to vote on legalizing marriage equality, same-sex adoptions

The EU is officially suing Hungary over its anti-LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ law

Rob Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs, raises LGBTQ+ issues in Africa

Florida schools are targeting LGBTQ2S+ students in wake of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Iraq is poised to outlaw homosexuality for the first time in almost 20 years

Russia wants to expand ‘propaganda’ ban to prevent adults from accessing pro-LGBTQ+ information

Antigua and Barbuda strikes down law criminalizing gay sex in victory for LGBTQ+ community

These U.S. lawmakers want to pass a Trans Bill of Rights to protect trans Americans from discrimination

Texas’ top lawyer wants to make gay sex illegal again

Long-awaited Pride celebrations bring joy, solidarity, hedonism—and anxiety

The Boy Scouts of America avoided a big fight over trans youth. But can it be a model for inclusion?