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Headshots of Vladimir Putin and JK Rowling

World
Mar 25 2022

Vladimir Putin decries ‘cancelling’ of JK Rowling in ‘book burning’ rant

Gay rights activists march in Russia's second city of St. Petersburg May 1, 2013.

World
Mar 17 2022

LGBT+ Russians live in fear of Putin’s next deadly move – but fleeing isn’t so easy

WNBA Brittney Griner in Russia

Lesbian
Mar 09 2022

Russia releases video of detained US basketballer Brittney Griner amid warning she could be jailed

People gather together in protest one year after the death of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in the custody of Iran's 'morality police'. Women and LGBTQ+ people have led the protests calling for their human rights in Iran

Activism
Sep 23 2023

How queer Iranians are fighting back against the country’s online LGBTQ+ crackdown

Ukraine's LGBT+ community is ready to literally fight to save their country

World
Feb 28 2022

Courageous LGBT+ Ukrainians take up arms to join civilian fightback against Russia

in the image on the left, Megan Rapinoe shows off her white jacket which is embroidered with a rose and the initials 'BG' in honour of detained basketball star Brittney Griner. In the image on the right, Rapinoe wears the white jacket as president Joe Biden puts the presidential medal of freedom around her neck during a ceremony at the White House

Sport
Jul 08 2022

Megan Rapinoe pays beautiful tribute to Brittney Griner at Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony

US basketball star Brittney Griner wears an orange jersey while looking up

Sport
Jun 15 2022

Russia extends ‘unlawful’ detention of US basketballer Brittney Griner: ‘Inhumane and unacceptable’

Russian Patriarch Kirill

Religion
Mar 08 2022

Head of Russian Orthodox Church blames Ukraine war on ‘sinful’ Pride parades

The offices of LGBT Human Rights Nash Mir Center in Kyiv were ransacked by a group of armed men.

Europe
Mar 01 2022

Armed thugs ransack headquarters of Ukrainian LGBT+ group in ‘humiliating’ raid

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers her keynote address on the final day of the annual Conservative Party Conference.

Politics
Oct 05 2022

Downing Street hits back at LGBTQ+ activists who blasted Liz Truss’s Tory conference speech

Brittney Griner walks to the court

US
Jul 07 2022

Basketballer Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia

Former captive says Russian arrest of basketballer Brittney Griner is the 'most audacious state hostage-taking imaginable'

US
May 03 2022

WNBA vows detained star Brittney Griner will be at ‘forefront’ of new season with special tribute

Bucharest Pride march, romania

Law
May 01 2022

Human rights groups condemn Romania’s ‘LGBT+ propaganda’ bill

Brittney Griner, a basketball player, wears a red Team USA jersey to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Sport
Mar 24 2022

WNBA’s Brittney Griner is in ‘good condition’ US officials say

A photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wearing a dark green t-shirt as he speaks into two microphones

Europe
Aug 03 2022

Ukraine’s Zelensky vows to consider same-sex marriage – once war is over

Pussy Riot leader Maria Alyokhina stands in front of a microphone with a red light and background

World
May 11 2022

Pussy Riot leader makes daring escape from Russia disguised as food courier

Six times the LGBTQ+ community and allies came together in 2023

Activism
Dec 24 2023

Six times the LGBTQ+ community and their allies fought together for a better future in 2023

Brittney Griner look up during a basketball match

World
Apr 12 2022

WNBA chief gives update on ‘complex’ Brittney Griner detention: ‘We know she’s safe’

Brittney Griner walks through a Russian court

World
Sep 20 2022

Brittney Griner’s wife meets Joe Biden as WNBA star remains locked in ‘gruelling’ Russian prison

Christina Aguilera's headline set at Brighton Pride

Pride
Aug 07 2022

Christina Aguilera hits out at ‘Don’t Say Gay’ during Brighton Pride performance