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Two women kiss each other during the International Day Against Homophobia in a massive kissing protest at the bus terminal station in Mexico City on May 17, 2013, against the intimidation two homosexual women suffered from police in that station when they were kissing past May 13. AFP PHOTO/OMAR TORRES (Photo credit should read OMAR TORRES/AFP/Getty Images)

Explainers
Aug 28 2024

What does the ‘plus’ stand for in LGBTQ+, and what is the history of the acronym?

A split image of John Fredrickson in a brown suit during his speech at the Nebraska state Capitol.

US
Apr 08 2024

Gay senator vows to protect trans kids in tearful speech: ‘The world can be tough and scary’

Education
Aug 15 2023

California school district approves outing trans kids to parents

The composite image shows Kellie-Jay Keen on the left and the new 17.4 family emojis on the right

Science and Tech
Mar 06 2024

Gender-neutral kids have been added to Apple’s new emoji range – and the usual people are fuming

LGBT woman censored not able to speak

World
Nov 14 2024

Uzbekistan set to join growing list of countries with anti-LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ laws

Ask the Aunties' Lee Gray and Karnage Kills

Lifestyle
Dec 22 2023

Ask the Aunties: Can you be too young to realise you’re trans?

An illustration of a man with red tape in front of a rainbow flag.

World
Oct 22 2025

The world is becoming more dangerous for LGBTQ+ people, new report warns

Protesters In London against the Taliban, two years after they retook power in Afghanistan.

World
Oct 20 2023

LGBTQ+ Afghans plead with United Nations to investigate horrific Taliban abuses: ‘End the silence’

Activism
Sep 26 2023

Student protest against their school board’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies goes global

Opinion
Apr 24 2023

Being a non-binary lesbian, I always felt like I missed the handbook on how to be a girl

US
Jan 28

‘Conversion therapy did nothing to get rid of my transness,’ survivors say

Dr Hilary Cass.

UK
Jan 19

Dr Hilary Cass accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over social media ban comments

Ashley T Brundage attends 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards at New York Hilton Midtown on May 06, 2022 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty mages)

Politics
Jun 24 2024

History-making Florida woman Ashley Brundage could become state’s first trans elected official

Alice Litman and her mum smiling, with snow visible on the ground behind them

UK
Sep 14 2023

Alice Litman inquest to examine impact of gender clinic waiting lists on trans woman’s death

Rainbow flag and Trans flag on a flagpole in front of office buildings

US
Oct 12 2023

Most US voters in favour of introducing more LGBTQ+ protections

Nintendo characters Donkey Kong, Birdo and Luigi in front of mountains the colour of the trans flag

Gaming
Aug 18 2025

Is Birdo trans? A guide to Nintendo’s LGBTQ+ history

Asia
Dec 02 2024

Taiwanese writer Li Kotomi comes out as trans after being outed by gender-critical ‘bullies’

Supporters of the LGBTQ community wrapped in LGBTQ+ pride flags gather outside the Greek Parliament.

Europe
Feb 16 2024

Greece legalises same-sex marriage and adoption in ‘historic moment of joy’

Fitness in the Columbia Mall on July 24, 2017 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. - Mall space is being repurposed as more department store chains close stores that have traditionally served as "anchors" at malls. Planet Fitness now occupies the space that was previously a Sears. The glass doors were the bay doors for Sears Automotive. Abandoned by the big brands, deserted by the young, the American mall, once temples of the shopping, have become ghost towns, victims of the explosion of online shopping. (Photo by Don EMMERT / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by John BIERS, "Deserted, US shopping centers look for a future" (Photo by DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)

US
Apr 08 2024

Planet Fitness hit with 17 bomb threats amid trans inclusion backlash

Baylor University

Education
Aug 13 2023

Christian university granted exemption from addressing sexual harassment claims from LGBTQ+ students