Long before corporate Pride floats, Rev. Jesse Jackson put his political career on the line, demanding a place for lesbians and gays in the American 'quilt' and demonstrating a model of allyship that remains potent today.
Read MoreA bizarre UK High Court ruling has created a two-tiered system for trans rights, allowing employers to legally bar trans women from female toilets while telling public services to use 'common sense and benevolence'.
Read MoreAfter the Trump administration removed the Pride flag from Stonewall, a community protest rejected a staged political photo-op, taking direct action to reclaim the monument on their own defiant terms.
Read MoreThe 2026 World Report reveals a chilling tipping point: 72% of the world's population now lives under autocracy, and LGBT communities have become the primary targets of state-sponsored erasure—from the U.S. retreat on human rights to Taliban persecution and a global wave of legislative attacks.
Read MoreOne year into the second Trump Administration, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has concluded that the national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans, first declared in June 2023, has become a "daily reality."
Read MoreA powerful coalition of twelve U.S. states, led by New York, has filed a major lawsuit to challenge the Trump administration's attempt to enforce a discriminatory, anti-transgender definition of sex, which threatens vital healthcare and education funding.
Read MoreThe death of 21-year-old trans athlete Lia Smith reveals the devastating impact of coordinated online harassment and anti-trans political rhetoric, a story that resonates far beyond the borders of her American university.
Read MorePoland's new government has approved a bill for cohabitation contracts, offering some legal recognition to same-sex couples for the first time. However, LGBTQ+ activists are calling it a deeply compromised and insufficient step in a country that still bans same-sex marriage.
Read MoreBudapest's mayor, Gergely Karácsony, is being charged by Hungarian authorities after he defied a government ban and allowed the city's Pride march to proceed, a move that highlights the escalating crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights under Viktor Orbán.
Read MoreIn a major blow to LGBTQ+ rights in Japan, Tokyo's High Court has ruled the country's ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional, setting the stage for a final showdown at the Supreme Court.
Read MoreThe latest Trans Murder Monitoring report reveals a chilling new trend: trans activists and community leaders are being systematically targeted and killed, in a clear attempt to silence the fight for trans rights worldwide.
Read MoreIn a landmark victory for LGBTQ+ rights, the European Court of Justice has ruled that a same-sex marriage legally performed in one EU country, like the Netherlands, must be recognized in all others, even those that don't permit it.
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