Mexico’s LGBTQ community mourns death of first non-binary magistrate
Mexico’s LGBTQ community is demanding answers following the death of Jesús Ociel Baena, a prominent LGBTQ activist and the first non-binary magistrate in the country. Baena was found dead on Nov. 13,...
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RUSA LGBTQ+ blasts Russian Supreme Court ruling outlawing ‘LGBTQ movement’
A New York-based group of Russian-speaking queer individuals slammed the Russian Supreme Court after justices on Nov. 30 declared the “international LGBTQ movement” as extremist and imposed broader...
View ArticleThailand’s LGBTQ community hopeful about marriage equality bill
BANGKOK (AP) — Naphat Krutthai and Rasithaya Jindasri have been in a committed relationship for eight years, but only now can they consider getting married. In a clothing shop in Siam Square, a...
View ArticleNYPD competed with anti-LGBTQ Chechen authorities in Dubai
The NYPD’s emergency services unit recently participated in an international “swat challenge” in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) — where homosexuality is illegal — alongside dozens of international...
View ArticleGreece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece on Feb. 15 became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church. A...
View ArticleA Greek novelist and a lawyer are the first same-sex couple to wed at Athens...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek novelist and his partner became the first same-sex couple to be married in Athens’ city hall, three weeks after the legalization of same-sex marriage in Orthodox Christian...
View ArticleA Japanese court says denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and calls...
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court ruled March 14 that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions....
View ArticleThailand’s lawmakers vote to approve marriage equality
Thailand’s House of Representatives on March 27 voted to approve a bill to legalize marriage equality, putting the country on the verge of becoming the third in Asia to extend marriage rights to LGBTQ...
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Pride, protests, and Porter: Outright International’s 2024 awards ceremony
Some 650 people gathered for Outright International’s Celebration of Courage Awards on June 3 at a waterfront venue at Pier 60 on New York’s west side. It was a night of glamour with a strong dose of...
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Out gay lord mayor of Belfast visits Stonewall Inn
Danny Dromm, the former chair of what is now known as the City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus, hosted a reception June 5 at the Stonewall Inn for the new out gay lord mayor of Belfast, Micky Murray. The...
View ArticleThailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a landmark bill to legalize...
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in...
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Pope Francis’ alleged anti-gay remark looms large at Rome Pride
World Pride Month 2024 is in the rearview mirror. Many locations around the globe hosted Pride celebrations with global themes and symbols highlighting local concerns and struggles. On June 15, the...
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In absentia, Russia sentences journalist Masha Gessen for criticizing war in...
A Russian court on July 15 convicted Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen in absentia on sham charges of spreading “false information” about the war in Ukraine. Gessen, who was born in Russia but...
View ArticleMarriage equality comes to Aruba and Curaçao; South Korea sees progress on...
The global push to recognize the rights of LGBTQ couples continued in separate parts of the world this month when the Dutch Supreme Court ordered the legalization of marriage equality in the...
View ArticleWHO, Africa CDC declare global health emergency over mpox outbreak in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Aug. 14 declared a global emergency in response to an outbreak of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and several other African countries, while...
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In Manhattan, LGBTQ activists warn World Bank against funding Uganda
Queer Ugandans, health advocates, and others descended on Uganda’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Manhattan on Sept. 26 to protest the country’s brutal anti-LGBTQ policies and warn the World Bank...
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