Vatican issues apology after Pope Francis’s ‘homophobic’ slur | Religion News
Pope Francis ‘apologises to those who felt offended by the use of a term reported by others’, Vatican spokesman says. Pope Francis has issued an…
Italian media says Pope used homophobic slur in meeting with bishops | LGBTQ News
Pope Francis allegedly used the derogatory term when discussing whether gay men should be allowed to join the priesthood. Pope Francis used a homophobic slur…
Dwyane and Zaya Wade announce new “resource hub” for LGBTQ+ youth
Dwyane Wade and his daughter Zaya have teamed up for a new project supporting LGBTQIA+ youth. On 23 May, the former NBA Hall of Famer…
What is the LGBTQ+ wage gap, and how can we fight it?
Minorities never really need to look at data to confirm they’re being discriminated against. We see it, we feel it, we experience it in the…
LGBTQ+ people in Huntington Beach fearful from a rise in hostility
Huntington Beach radiates California cool. The best surfers in the world descend here each summer to compete on waves rolling in under its public pier.…
What is the LGBTQ+ wage gap, and how can we fight it?
Minorities never really need to look at data to confirm they’re being discriminated against. We see it, we feel it, we experience it in the…
In Japan, book criticising trans ‘craze’ sparks rare culture-war skirmish | LGBTQ News
Tokyo, Japan – When Japanese book publisher Kadokawa announced last year it would publish a translation of Abigail Shrier’s Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing…
Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison | LGBTQ News
The law is backed mainly by Shia Muslim parties who form the largest coalition in Iraq’s parliament. Iraq’s parliament has passed a law criminalising same-sex…
In Australia, a women-only app is latest front in the war over trans rights | LGBTQ News
Sydney, Australia – Sall Grover says she did not think twice when she blocked Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman, from her Australian-based women-only app Giggle…
‘No good evidence’ for gender care for youth, landmark UK review finds | LGBTQ News
Study commissioned by UK’s health service says hormones should only be prescribed to teens with ‘extreme caution’. The evidence behind medical intervention for youth questioning…
Vatican denounces gender-affirming surgery, gender theory and surrogacy | Religion News
The Vatican has declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy to be grave violations of human dignity in a new document endorsed by Pope Francis. The 20-page…
Fears of discrimination in Thailand despite looming same sex marriage bill | LGBTQ News
Bangkok, Thailand – Thanadech Jandee is thrilled that Thailand’s marriage equality bill, allowing same-sex couples to marry, is moving closer to becoming law. Thanadech, who…
Melania Trump to host fundraiser for LGBTQ Republican group
Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump greet friends after voting in 2022. Melania Trump has largely stayed out of the public…
‘Why are we forgetting to prioritise LGBTQ+ children’s happiness?’
Our biggest hope as parents is that our children will grow up happy. That they are happy, healthy, confident individuals who aren’t afraid to be…
Trump, Biden clash over Transgender Day of Visibility falling on Easter | Pakistan Taliban News
Trump camp decries ‘assault on the Christian faith’, while White House blasts ‘cruel, hateful, and dishonest rhetoric’. The camps of United States President Joe Biden…
Texas judge blocks state from accessing information on trans youth at LGBTQ nonprofit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing a temporary injunction, after a Travis County District Court judge blocked his office Monday from accessing information on…
‘Why are we forgetting to prioritise LGBTQ+ children’s happiness?’
Our biggest hope as parents is that our children will grow up happy. That they are happy, healthy, confident individuals who aren’t afraid to be…
Greece’s LGBTQ+ community responds to recent attack
This summer, Thessaloniki is set to host EuroPride, a pan-European celebration held in a different city each year. Hundreds of thousands of LGBTQIA+ people and…
Does Puerto Vallarta have a gentrification problem?
There’s a long running myth that it was John Huston’s 1964 film The Night of the Iguana, starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr,…
Ghana passes bill that makes identifying as LGBTQ+ illegal
Ghana’s parliament has passed an anti-LGBTQIA+ law that has made identifying as part of the LGBTQIA+ community illegal. Homosexuality is already illegal in Ghana and…