The son of Lauren Boebert, a US congresswoman who has frequently accused LGBTQ+ people of 'grooming' children, has been arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Read moreA court in Senegal has dismissed charges against 28 of 99 men arrested for 'unnatural acts,' but their release is on hold after a prosecutor's appeal. Seventy-one other men remain in detention, facing severe charges.
Read moreTurkish authorities have arrested seven people following a raid on a gay bar in Ankara, citing violations of 'public morality' as the justification. The event is the latest in an escalating series of actions against the country's LGBTQ+ community.
Read moreTwo students at a Nigerian university have had their education abruptly ended after being expelled for an alleged same-sex relationship, a stark reminder of the country's severe anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
Read moreFor the third year in a row, LGBTQ representation in major studio films has dropped. GLAAD's new "Where We Are in Film" study counted zero transgender characters across 225 releases in 2025 — and warns that studios are "leaving money on the table."
Read moreA new report from the advocacy group Glisten paints a stark picture of school life for LGBTQ+ youth in the United States, with two-thirds reporting they feel unsafe due to their identity. The findings highlight widespread harassment and discrimination, particularly affecting transgender and BIPOC students.
Read moreA new penal code criminalising homosexuality in Niger has led to the arrest of at least 40 people, forcing the community into hiding and cutting off vital access to HIV prevention and treatment services.
Read moreA transgender woman in Kansas who followed a new law by changing her driver's license to list her as 'male' was subsequently charged for driving with that same license. The case highlights the dangerous and contradictory nature of recent anti-trans legislation in the United States.
Read moreOption 1: A new Ipsos survey of 19,000 people across 26 countries shows global support for LGBT+ rights has stopped declining — but trans rights remain the big divide, with support for trans athletes dropping to just 22%.
Read moreA court in Orenburg, Russia, has sentenced a nightclub owner and two employees to lengthy prison terms, marking the first convictions under the country's 2023 law banning the 'international LGBT movement' as an extremist organization.
Read moreA London-based men's support group, primarily composed of straight men, will march in the city's Pride parade to demonstrate solidarity with its GBT+ members and offer a positive model of masculinity.
Read moreOrganizers in Eugene, Oregon, have canceled their annual Pride march, citing a lack of confidence in the local police's willingness to protect participants from hate groups and a history of recent, targeted actions against trans activists.
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