Which US States Are Leading – and Failing – on LGBTQ+ Equality?
A new report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has ranked states based on their commitment to LGBTQ+ equality, revealing stark differences across the...
More Trans Americans Are Relocating to States Where Their Rights Are Protected
As trans rights continue to face political backlash across the United States, a growing number of trans and gender-diverse Americans are contemplating or making...
Trump-Era Policies Blamed for Ongoing LGBTQ+ History Revisions
The US government has once again come under fire for erasing LGBTQ+ history—this time by quietly removing references to bisexual people from the website...
World Athletics Imposes Mandatory Sex Testing for Female Athletes
World Athletics has introduced a new policy requiring all female competitors to undergo mandatory sex testing before being allowed to participate in events, in...
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...
