Colorado Repeals Same-Sex Marriage Ban as Governor Polis Declares: “Colorado Is for Everyone”
Amid growing concerns over the future of marriage equality in the United States, Colorado has officially repealed its long-defunct ban on same-sex marriage. The...
Scientists Warn of HIV Surge as Trump Halts Vaccine Funding
The Trump administration has abruptly ended funding for a major HIV vaccine research initiative, a decision that scientists warn could set global progress against...
China Arrests Dozens of Young Women for Writing Gay Erotica Amid Censorship Push
At least 30 individuals, most of them women in their twenties, have been arrested in China for writing and sharing gay erotica, in what...
Over 800 US Military Veterans To Receive Honourable Discharges After ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’...
The Pentagon has announced that over 800 veterans discharged from the US military due to their sexual orientation will now receive honourable discharges.
Under the...
Iowa Becomes First U.S. State to Repeal Transgender Anti-Discrimination Protections
Iowa’s Republican-led legislature has passed a bill removing gender identity from the state’s anti-discrimination laws, a move that critics say legalises discrimination against transgender...
Portugal’s Parliament Overturns Adoption Equality Veto
Portugal’s parliament has overturned President Anibal Cavaco Silva’s earlier veto of the adoption equality laws passed in late 2015.
In vetoing the legislation, President Cavaco...
LGBTQ+ Advocates Slam U.S Government Decision to End Tracking of Violence Against Trans People
The Trump administration has quietly eliminated questions on gender identity and sexual orientation from several key federal surveys, effectively ending government monitoring of violent...
CANADA: Controversial Alberta Law on Transgender Youth Sparks Legal Challenge
Two Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy organisations have initiated a legal challenge seeking to overturn Alberta's recently passed law that restricts transgender healthcare for minors. The...
