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BBC slammed for disservice to trans lives

About 1,000 people signed the letter against giving voice to anti-trans groups on-air.

Oct 21, 2021

Japan transgender law still requires sterilization to transition

Human Rights Watch, World Health Organization, United Nations call for Japan to change its outdated law.

Oct 13, 2021

Tom Daley proposes anti-LGBTQ countries should be banned from future Olympics

The 27-year old diving phenom notes countries still have criminalization laws against LGBTQ people.

Oct 12, 2021

Canada PM Trudeau prioritizes 'Two Spirit' indigenous persons in '2SLGBTQ' identity

"Two Spirit" refers to a gender identity recognized by indigenous communities throughout North America.

Oct 9, 2021

Wife of British PM tells Conservative Party to back trans rights

Debate over trans rights in the UK Conservative Party is at its most heated.

Oct 5, 2021

At U.N. General Assembly, Biden says all nations must defend LGBT rights

Sep 22, 2021

Draft of new Cuba family code defines marriage as 'a union of two people'

Sep 18, 2021

Afghan gays reportedly being hunted down by new Taliban regime

They cut his body into pieces and displayed them, saying this is what happens to gays now.

Aug 27, 2021

Josephine Baker: bi heroine, first Black woman entombed in Paris Pantheon

Baker is honored with a plaque along Chicago's Legacy Walk on N. Halsted St. in the neighborhood popularly known as "Boystown."

Aug 22, 2021

Tokyo Olympics closes with ceremony; makes LGBTQ history as most inclusive

First transgender Olympians to compete, Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand and Quinn of Canada, have opened the doors for others.

Aug 8, 2021

Russia TV networks slammed for anti-LGBTQ commentary during Tokyo Olympics

Rossiya and Channel One targeted gay diver Tom Daley and transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard.

Aug 8, 2021

Former Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick charged with sexual assault of teen boy

Jul 31, 2021

We can be anything, Tom Daley says upon winning his first Olympic gold medal

The British diver debut as a 14-year old in 2008 Beijing Olympics. He finally won his first career Olympic gold.

Jul 27, 2021

Tom Daley wins gold at Tokyo Olympics; says he's proud to be a gay man

Jul 27, 2021

Protestant bishop of Berlin apologizes for anti-LGBTQ Church history

"We discriminated them and made them pariahs," said Most Rev. Dr. Christian StÄblein.

Jul 23, 2021

Record number of LGBT athletes set to compete in Tokyo Olympics

Jul 16, 2021

French nun movie with graphic lesbian sex, violence called blasphemous

The movie is based on the book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy by historian Dr. Judith C. Brown, Ph.D.

Jul 13, 2021

Malaysia wants sharia law to punish LGBTQ speech on social media

The proposed sharia laws are a reaction to the rise in local posts celebrating Pride month in June.

Jul 13, 2021

Children's book editor, journalist to flee Hungary due to new anti-gay law

"I fear a little bit and that is why we plan to leave the country," the 38 year old said.

Jul 13, 2021

Caribbean summer vacay? Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia criminalize gay sex

Both nations have responded to calls to end the criminalization of homosexuality with declarations that the people of those nations don't want to.

Jul 10, 2021

World's largest social media app deletes LGBTQ content in crackdown

LGBTQ Chinese nationals are expressing anger and frustration over the crackdown.

Jul 9, 2021

Brazil governor, presidential candidate, comes out as gay

"He cannot impose his lifestyle on others," President Jair Bolsonaro responded.

Jul 7, 2021

Lesbian track phenom, fastest American woman Sha'Carri Richardson ruled out for Tokyo Olympics

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez points to racism as a factor.

Jul 6, 2021

Spain sees LGBTQ protests erupt after alleged hate crime; Samuel Luiz on Spanish minds

Spain's LGBTQ advocates took to the streets in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, and other big cities, pleading for swift action and demanding arrests. Madrid's Plaza Mayor was packed with protesters demanding justice

Jul 6, 2021