World News

Samsung scrubs LGBTQ-inclusive ad in Singapore after anti-LGBTQ backlash

Singapore criminalizes sex between two men punishable with imprisonment.

Jan 25, 2022

Guatemala Congress pushes anti-trans bill

Bill 5940 is supported by many U.S.-based Christian organizations pursuing missionary work in Guatemala.

Jan 25, 2022

125 Catholic priests, parish leaders in Germany come out as LGBTQ at the same time

German priests have been blessing same-sex unions despite Vatican opposition

Jan 24, 2022

Pope Benedict XVI confesses to meeting about predatory priest as Munich archbishop

Report found then-archbishop Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was at fault for mishandling abuse cases.

Jan 24, 2022

Golden-Con response overwhelming, April 'Golden Girls' fan convention moved to Chicago's Navy Pier

Jan 15, 2022

France lifts restrictions for gay, bisexual men donating blood

Jan 13, 2022

Israel to allow surrogacy for same-sex couples

Jan 7, 2022

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an LGBTQ ally, dies at 90

Dec 29, 2021

Dutch World Cup Team tells Qatar legacy of hosting FIFA World Cup depends on LGBTQ rights progress

Qatar considers consensual intimacy between persons of the same sex a crime.

Dec 13, 2021

DJ/Producer Dan Slater celebrates 10 years in the industry, launches lifestyle brand

Dec 12, 2021

Chilean lawmakers overwhelmingly approve same-sex marriage bill

Dec 8, 2021

France passes conversion therapy ban; in U.S. it's up to states

Illinois passed a ban in 2015. Wisconsin's legislature protected it as a right of parents to pursue for their children. Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order that could be overturned by future governors.

Dec 8, 2021

Golden-Con, a first-ever 'Golden Girls' fan convention, hits Chicago this spring

Dec 6, 2021

'When I Am Free' benefit concert for Rainbow Railroad, Dec. 3

Dec 2, 2021

Canada parliament holds unanimous vote to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy

Conservatives joined Liberals to pass bill; Canada Senate will need to pass it into law.

Dec 2, 2021

Grand Prix racer Lewis Hamilton sports LGBTQ helmet; protests host for criminalizing gays

Progress Pride flag colors on helmet represent queer people of color and transgender persons.

Nov 19, 2021

Olympics update transgender athlete framework

No more hormone therapy requirements to compete, the International Olympic Committee says.

Nov 17, 2021

Taiwan to host WorldPride 2025

Nov 17, 2021

BBC cuts tie to LGBTQ advocacy group; cancels company diversity program

Conservative activists claim that BBC is making it obvious that it is biased toward LGBTQ persons if it continues its relationship.

Nov 10, 2021

LGBTQ dating app hacked in Israel; users' names, HIV status made public

There is real fear of violence and even threat of death of users whose info has been released.

Nov 6, 2021

China's main LGBTQ advocacy group shuts down abruptly

LGBT Rights Advocacy China has led major lawsuits in the Communist country for more rights.

Nov 5, 2021

Australian footballer Josh Cavallo comes out gay; says he 'couldn't be happier'

Oct 31, 2021

Abp. of Canterbury scolds Ghana bishops for anti-LGBTQ law support

Ghana seeks to criminalize being LGBTQ punishably by 10 years in prison.

Oct 26, 2021

Largest Asian LGBTQ Pride parade in Taiwan will be virtual Oct. 30

"I Love Being Out" theme flies in the face of Beijing's crackdown on LGBTQ speech.

Oct 21, 2021