In the lives of queer individuals, accepting their sexuality in front of their families and loved ones is one of the most emotional and difficult…
Moohita Kaur Garg, WION Video Team
Read Article →Chase Strangio, who joined the ACLU in 2013, is the co-director of its LGBTQ & HIV Project, helping the organisation oppose state laws targeting transgender people, including 12 legal…
Read Article →Here’s a guide to help you understand what Harris, Trump and their parties have said about queer rights in the country
Read Article →The legislation extends a surrogacy ban already in place in Italy since 2004 to those who go to countries such as the United States or Canada, where it is legal, imposing jail terms of up to two…
Read Article →By boxing queer people into hetero-normative romances, the filmmakers, though with mostly good intentions, are doing what society has done for ages, trying to make a queer person ‘straight.’
Read Article →Under a settlement agreement, the West Point School Board will pay…
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As per Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, the decision to exclude transgender women who had experienced male puberty was reached to meet the "overarching need to protect the female…
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The proposed rule change comes in the backdrop of Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis attempting to secure the party's nomination for the 2024 presidential election
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United Nations called the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) "one of the most extreme anti-LGBTQI+ laws in the world," and warned the African nation of "repercussions" if the law is implemented…
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The new Ugandan law, in addition to the previous ban, forbids the promotion and abetment of homosexuality. Additionally, it prohibits "conspiracy to engage in homosexuality"
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Pushing for the recognition of only heterosexual marriages, it said that such marriages are "the norm throughout history" and claimed that they are "foundational to both the existence and…
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The controversy over same-sex marriages erupted last month when, Masayoshi Arai, a former aide of Kishida, made discriminatory remarks about LGBTQ people.
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Though the motive of the attack is yet to be ascertained, Malik told police that she had been receiving threatening calls for speaking for the rights of the transgender community
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This historic ruling overturns a decision by a lower court which had ruled that a same-sex dependent was ineligible for National Health Insurance Service benefits available to other couples
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In the last two years, JK Rowling's comments have been widely perceived as denigrating especially towards trans women.
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The decision was reached hours after heated debate which underlined deep divisions on the matter.
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“We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are, and for the strength that each of us fights for our dignity,” Pope Francis said on Tuesday (January 24).
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LGBTQ rights activist Edwin Chiloba's was found dead by the roadside on Wednesday (January 4) around 40 kilometres outside the Rift Valley town of Eldoret. The police said on Friday that the…
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Orit Strook, of the Religious Zionist party, made the remarks on Sunday saying that her party is drafting legislation that could potentially allow doctors to refuse treatment to LGBTQ people
Read Article →The year 2022 has been a mixed one for the LGBTIA+ community, with many highs and lows. Even as the world moves towards a more progressive and…
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Promising to preserve the principles of tolerance, Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu said, "We will not allow discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community or harm to…
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There are fears that the law will lead to abuse and erosion of women's rights by allowing men who self-identify as women to compete in women's sports and even request transfers to women's prisons…
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Led by the Trevor Project, the data showed that over 34,000 queer and trans youth between 13 and 24 years of age showed an alarming rate of suicide attempts, depression and anxiety in the past 12…
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The Barbados High Court's decision, which was announced by Barbados Attorney General Dale Marshall on Tuesday, was welcomed by activists and non-profit organisations who have campaigned against…
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The House, which had earlier approved similar legislation, needed Thursday's vote to reconcile minor differences with the Senate's version
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People with no new sexual partners in the past three months will be free to donate blood. Those who report new partners would have to answer follow-up questions like whether they engaged in anal…
Read Article →Despite disagreeing with the restrictions, McBride stated she would comply. "Each of us were sent here because voters saw something in us that they value," McBride shared on social media
Read Article →Chase Strangio, who joined the ACLU in 2013, is the co-director of its LGBTQ & HIV Project, helping the organisation oppose state laws targeting transgender people, including 12 legal…
Read Article →Here’s a guide to help you understand what Harris, Trump and their parties have said about queer rights in the country
Read Article →The legislation extends a surrogacy ban already in place in Italy since 2004 to those who go to countries such as the United States or Canada, where it is legal, imposing jail terms of up to two…
Read Article →By boxing queer people into hetero-normative romances, the filmmakers, though with mostly good intentions, are doing what society has done for ages, trying to make a queer person ‘straight.’
Read Article →Under a settlement agreement, the West Point School Board will pay…
Read Article →Lawmakers from the ruling Georgian Dream party last month approved the bill, which bans gender transitions and could outlaw pride marches and displays of the LGBT rainbow flag. The party says the…
Read Article →Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday (Sep 8) that the upcoming 2026 census would include questions on sexual orientation and gender
Read Article →India has given its queer citizens the right to name their partners as nominees and open joint bank account. The community has seen this as a massive win but still awaits on-ground changes.
Read Article →Roxanne Tickle, a transgender person who identifies as a woman, has won a landmark case in Australia that looked into the question, 'who is a woman'. Tickle had taken to court the Giggle app and…
Read Article →Sphen, the iconic 'gay' penguin who adopted, incubated and raised chicks with his partner Magic, has died in a Sydney aquarium. Tributes poured in, starting from the aquarium itself, where Magic…
Read Article →The new law was proposed by the pro-Russian Vazrazhdane party. Passed by a huge majority of 159 votes being cast in favour, 22 against, and 12 abstentions, the law prohibits the "propaganda,…
Read Article →Japan is the only G7 nation that does not recognise same-sex marriage or provide legal protection to LGBTQ individuals, despite public support and court rulings against this stance.
Read Article →The upper house of the Thai Senate overwhelmingly voted for amendments to the law governing marriage to allow couples of the same sex to marry legally. While 130 legislators voted in favour, only…
Read Article →Pride Month 2024: A total of 64 countries still criminalise homosexuality, and 12 countries have the death penalty as the punishment for consensual same-sex sexual activity.
Read Article →British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that the new law was extremely dangerous and worrying, calling for the government to "uphold human rights and freedoms of all people without…
Read Article →Activists say the law has unleashed a torrent of abuse against LGBTQ people, including torture, rape, arrest and eviction.
Read Article →In his veto message, Evers reaffirmed his commitment to protest any legislation "that makes Wisconsin a less safe, less inclusive, and less welcoming place for LGBTQ people and kids"
Read Article →This settlement, which is widely being celebrated by rights groups, comes as a win for LGBTQ+ individuals and families who previously had been silenced by the controversial legislation introduced…
Read Article →The bill, which has been widely condemned by rights activists, still needs to be signed by the president before it becomes law.
Read Article →In October, the Indian Supreme Court dashed the hopes of millions of LGBTQIA+ people and declined to legalise same-sex marriage in the country.
Read Article →MADO (Madrid Pride) is a series of street celebrations that take place during the city´s LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer) Pride week.
Read Article →The White House hosted the largest-ever pride event on Saturday. The celebration was aimed at showing support for the LGBTQ+ community by the administration of President Joe Biden.
Read Article →Queer representation in animation has been growing over for the past few years, but it’s not nearly as accepted as it was hoped to be.
Read Article →Around 150,000 people took part in the Pride parade in Tel Aviv on Thursday, June 8. People danced and sang as they marched through the streets of Tel Aviv on Thursday.
The west has been making queer-themed films for a while. Many of them have been well-received and celebrated for speaking an unique voice.
Read Article →India is currently undergoing a historical debate on same-sex marriage, with a landmark trial marked with a range of comments and statements from various individuals and groups, some outlandish, ot
Read Article →The year 2022 has been a mixed one for the LGBTIA+ community, with many highs and lows. Even as the world moves towards a more progressive and inclusive road, this year saw some major setbacks.
Read Article →As a long-awaited step in a nation lacking marriage equality, Tokyo on Tuesday started awarding partnership certificates to same-sex couples who reside and work in the city.
Read Article →Cubans have voted overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage, making the country the 33rd to stop defining marriage as being exclusively between a man and a woman.
Read Article →London on Saturday celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first Pride parade with rainbow flags, hula hoops and headdresses on full display, marking half a century of progress in the fight for equa
Read Article →Terrified revellers at a gay bar in Oslo hid in a basement and desperately called loved ones as a gunman went on the rampage, killing two people and injuring more than 20 on the day the city was du
Read Article →June is Pride Month and we're here with a few LGBTQIA+ community icons that have paved the way for this pride movement.
Let's take a look:
Read Article →Accepting their gender orientation and sexuality can be an uphill task for anyone.
Read Article →The annual Pride parade is back on the streets of Nepal’s capital after a three year pandemic interlude.
Read Article →When you think of the LGBTQIA+ community, what colours/flags come to mind? Surely, you've conjured up images of the classic rainbow flag.
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