Long-time activist Bhumika Shrestha has been appointed to Nepal's National Assembly, becoming the country's first transgender woman to hold a seat in the national parliament.
Read MoreA man in Seattle, USA, has been sentenced to a total of seven and a half years for two separate, violent assaults on transgender women, with a judge citing a clear pattern of targeted, biased harm.
Read MoreSworn testimony from a former Trump administration official details how AI was used to systematically flag and cancel millions of dollars in federal humanities grants for simply mentioning LGBTQ+ topics.
Read MoreSenegal's Prime Minister has introduced a bill to double the maximum prison sentence for same-sex relations to 10 years. The move comes amid a recent crackdown and arrests under the country's existing anti-homosexuality laws.
Read MoreThe International Pride Awards will return in 2026, with the final ceremony set to take place in Amsterdam during WorldPride. The initiative, a collaboration between UNDP and ILGA World, will honour five individuals and organisations for their contributions to global LGBTIQ+ equality.
Read MoreThe head of Scouting America has confirmed the organization's commitment to including transgender youth, directly refuting claims by a top U.S. official that the policy would be reversed amid political pressure.
Read MoreTwo transgender men have filed a lawsuit against a new Kansas law that abruptly invalidates their driver's licenses and allows citizens to sue people for using public restrooms.
Read MoreLong 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 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.
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