All news on the topic: LGBTQ+ rights

Russia and China are currently united by many things — a natural gas pipeline, mutual antipathy towards Washington, authoritarian politics, and, increasingly, a state-sponsored homophobic agenda.

On November 23, 2022, Russia’s State Duma banned the “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” among people of all ages.

Celena Morrison, Philadelphia's executive director of the Office of LGBT Affairs, and her husband Darius McLean were arrested on Saturday but have since been released with no charge

A conservative, hyper-Christian Canadian family who fled Canada for Russia over Canada's pro-LGBTQ ideologies now regrets their decision because the locals don't speak English

A woman has shared her devastation as her family are cruelly pushing her out of her brother's wedding day - she doesn't know how to break the news to her sibling

A convicted arsonist was sentenced to 18 years in prison and three on parole this week after a March 2023 incident in which he threw two Molotov cocktails at a church planning to host drag show events

Certain stories in California will be required to have a gender-neutral section for children from January 1, with those that do not comply facing a fine of up to $500

Emma Lynn Dowd was raised a boy - but began having a period and growing breasts when a teenager. After decades of trying to fit in as a man, she finally made the full decision to transition into a woman

Bishop Carlton Pearson, known for founding Higher Dimensions Family Church and later embracing universalism, passed away at the age of 70 in Tulsa after battling cancer

A new ordinance in a Tennessee community has barred gay couples from showing affection in public and banned four books that discuss LGBTQ themes

The son of Alabama pastor Fred "Bubba" Copeland who killed himself at the beginning of November after being outed as a cross-dresser spoke out at his father's funeral on Thursday, highlighting the kind, compassionate person his dad was

A one-line statement from the Vatican said Pope Francis had 'relieved' Bishop Joseph Strickland of the pastoral governance of Tyler and appointed the bishop of Austin as the temporary administrator

AV Vary, a teacher at Florida Virtual School for 15 years, said they were given a letter in which the school said only Ms, Mrs, and Miss were acceptable to use

Rory Richards, from Alachua County, has said state laws mean he is now unable to be prescribed gender-affirming care and has decided to move from Florida to Colorado

Oklahoma is one of the many states introducing laws restricting the rights of transgender people and their access to healthcare. The couple, Blue and Griffin, say they need to escape

Earlier this year, Republican legislators in Kentucky brought in a bill dubbed by Democrat oppenents as 'most extreme anti-LGBTQ bill in America.' In this environment LGBT+ people are chosing to move out of the state

As Republican lawmakers in the Sunshine State restrict rights in a desperate attempt to 'erase' LGBTQ people many are choosing to flee the state for more enlightened parts but many others are choosing to stay and fight

The desperate family which includes a pan woman and a transman said they 'need to act fast before it's too late' as lawmakers target LGBT people in the conservative state despite stiff resistance for humans' rights groups

There's Something About Miriam aired in 2004 and the insensitive reality dating show was nothing short of a complete disaster after the so-called 'twist' was uncovered

Montana is one of the many states in the US enacting more and more restrictive laws targeted at LGBTQ+ people. In the face of hostile lawmakers many are opting to move to more friendly states

A relative of Claude and Jones has been raising money to help the couple move from Utah to Vermont after they experienced abuse and did not feel accepted in their local community

Eternal's original manager Denis Ingoldsby backs sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, while Louise Redknapp's camp stand by their comments