New data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals the number of same-sex households has nearly doubled since 2005, with female couples now outnumbering male couples for the first time.
Read moreLo Colby, a tech professional and performer from Hawaii, has been crowned Miss International Queen USA 2026 and will use her platform to advocate for job access and entrepreneurship for transgender women.
Read moreLuanne James, the director of the Rutherford County Library System in Tennessee, has been terminated for refusing to implement a policy that would relocate LGBTQ+ books away from young readers. The decision highlights the ongoing and intense debate over book censorship in American public institutions.
Read moreLeigh Ryswyk, a retired Australian Football League (AFL) player, has become the first male player in the sport's history to publicly come out as gay, sharing his story on a community radio show.
Read moreLouisville, Kentucky will cover the legal fees for a photographer who argued its LGBTQ+ non-discrimination law violated her religious freedom, ending a years-long legal battle.
Read moreA man in Dallas, Texas, was arrested after using paint to restore rainbow crosswalks that were removed under a state order. He has since been released and stated he would continue his act of protest against the erasure of LGBTQ+ symbols.
Read moreThe death of adult film actor Seth Peterson was announced by his fiancé, fellow performer Kobe Marsh (Cyrus Stark), in a post on social media. A GoFundMe has been established to assist with funeral expenses.
Read moreA major new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute shows that while overall support for LGBTQ+ rights in the United States remains high, deep fractures exist between states, political parties, and religious groups, with transgender rights facing particular challenges.
Read moreLong-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.
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