During Hamburg's Christopher Street Day, a major city shopping center denied entry to visitors carrying Pride flags, citing house rules. The police were called multiple times before the policy was reversed.
Read moreA handful of European nations now legally recognise non-binary identities, while others, including the Netherlands, are taking tentative steps. Here’s a look at the current landscape for legal gender recognition beyond the binary.
Read morePaola Revenioti, a pivotal activist, artist, and the first trans woman to run for office in Greece, has died at 68, leaving a legacy of fighting for trans visibility and sex worker rights.
Read moreThe Born This Way Foundation is injecting crucial funds into GrowSPACE, a Polish mental health and advocacy group, offering a lifeline as the country's government continues to block LGBTQ+ rights.
Read moreAn estimated 150,000 people marched through central London for Trans+ Pride, protesting recent anti-trans policies and celebrating community resilience in what organisers have called the largest event of its kind.
Read moreThe 21-year-old man suspected of carrying out the deadly attack at Berlin Pride has been shot and killed by police in the Spandau district, ending a city-wide manhunt.
Read morePoland's conservative president has vetoed a landmark bill that would have granted limited legal rights to same-sex couples for the first time, citing the need to protect the constitutional definition of marriage.
Read moreA Bulgarian court has permitted two transgender individuals to legally change their gender and names, relying on EU law to bypass a restrictive national ruling. However, a third similar case was rejected, highlighting the ongoing legal uncertainty for trans people in the country.
Read moreKevin Carrera, the new Mr Gay Spain, used his victory speech to share a personal story of being rejected by his father after coming out, dedicating his platform to promoting family acceptance.
Read moreLambda, a vital support network for LGBTQ+ youth in Germany for over 30 years, is at risk of shutting down after the federal government unexpectedly terminated its core funding.
Read moreThe grassroots, anti-capitalist Radical Pride Cologne has outlined its program for July 13-18, 2026, offering a week of workshops and performances as an alternative to mainstream commercial Pride events.
Read moreWith over a million attendees, Cologne Pride was a massive celebration of queer life, yet personal stories from the parade reveal a community increasingly concerned about rising hostility and the security of their rights in Germany.
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