Activism

Activists let off smoke bombs in the trans flag colours in protest of the government's treatment of trans people.

Activism
Oct 11 2023

Trans group protests Tory government after Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman comments

Counter-protestors during Posie Parker's 'Let Women Speak' rally.

UK
Oct 09 2023

Posie Parker’s Liverpool ‘Let Women Speak’ rally drowned out by LGBTQ+ protesters

A graphic composed of a wedding image of queer, trans TikTok couple Grey and Grayson Prince kissing with blue and pink designs in the background

Activism
Oct 07 2023

Queer trans couple challenges what modern love looks like, one TikTok video at a time

On the left, Drag Race UK S5 star Banksie. On the right, Rishi Sunak.

Drag
Oct 05 2023

Drag Race UK stars react with fury to Rishi Sunak’s ‘disgusting’ trans speech

Crowds gathering outside Parliament Square during the Stand Against Suella protest.

Activism
Oct 01 2023

Activists condemn government’s anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric at ‘Stand Against Suella’ protest

A split image of protestors and anti-drag activists surrounding Laurence Fox.

Drag
Sep 30 2023

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ protestors call Laurence Fox a ‘loser’ after attending anti-drag march

World
Sep 29 2023

Russia: Trans woman forced into conversion therapy camp for nine months ‘had to castrate a pig’

Gareth Thomas wears a grey sweatshirt and folds his arms in the promo photo for Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins.

TV
Sep 27 2023

Gareth Thomas wants to tackle tired gay stereotypes on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins

Donatella Versace

Activism
Sep 26 2023

Donatella Versace speaks out in support of trans people and against anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Italy

Pride flag

Activism
Sep 26 2023

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

The Drag Race UK season five promotional photos of Michael Marouli, DeDeLicious and Vicki Vivacious

TV
Sep 25 2023

Drag Race UK season 5 queens defiant in face of anti-drag backlash: ‘We’re not going anywhere’

Culture
Sep 25 2023

Writers Guild of America reaches deal after 146 days

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

Canada Protests on LGBTQ+ policies in schools.

News
Sep 20 2023

Anti-trans rallies met with huge counter-protests across Canada

A graphic composed of an image of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman who was killed in 2022; the protests that broke out across the country after her death which included LGBTQ+ folks; and a pink wash

Activism
Sep 17 2023

‘She could be my sister’: Iranian activists on why Mahsa Amini protests are an LGBTQ+ fight too

Anti-trans activist Posie Parker hit out at Doctor Who star and trans ally David Tennant on X – insinuating that he is a pedophile – and it didn’t go well.

Celebrity
Sep 16 2023

Posie Parker suggests trans ally David Tennant is a paedophile – and fans aren’t having it

Posie Parker posing for a picture.

Trans
Sep 16 2023

Hundreds protest Posie Parker event in Dublin: ‘Trans people aren’t going anywhere’

Ban Conversion Therapy Coalition chairperson Jayne Ozanne is angry and frustrated.

UK
Sep 16 2023

Campaigners fear conversion therapy ban is ‘dropped’ as government refuses to respond: ‘Do they take us all for fools?’

A graphic composed of a photo of Frankie Miranda, the first openly queer president of the Hispanic Federation; a sign reading 'Trans Latinx lives matter'; and Hispanic LGBTQ+ people gathered together in protest

Activism
Sep 15 2023

Hispanic Federation’s queer president condemns Don’t Say Gay laws: ‘All you’re doing is isolating children’

Stonewall protest

Activism
Sep 14 2023

Protestors warn government has ‘run out of time’ to fulfil vow to ban conversion therapy

Mammies for Trans Rights

Activism
Sep 14 2023

Why these Irish mammies spend their weekends protesting on the streets for trans youth

HIV/Aids activists occupy Kevin McCarthy's office.

Activism
Sep 11 2023

HIV activists arrested for occupying Kevin McCarthy’s office in protest

A person holds up a sign reading 'No homophobia, transphobia, hate speech' during a protest against Uganda's anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Africa
Sep 10 2023

EU’s continued funding of Uganda sparks backlash from LGBTQ+ campaigners

Side by side pictures of Salman Mukaev, a man who fled Chechnya after he was arrested and tortured by authorities over false accusations that he's gay

Activism
Sep 10 2023

‘Nobody is safe in Chechnya’: Life of torture survivor accused of being gay at risk, activists say

Texas drag queen Brigitte Bandit, who brought a legal case against the state's drag ban legislation, wears a pink wig and pink outfit as she reads from a book

Activism
Sep 09 2023

Texas drag ban: ‘I never dreamed I’d be in court fighting for the right to wear make-up and a wig’

Drag star Bimini in drag and robes as she's awarded an Honorary Fellowship from Goldsmiths University.

Drag
Sep 08 2023

Drag Race UK’s Bimini demands justice for Brianna Ghey as they receive Honorary Fellowship

Two gay dads - Hungarian restaurateur Hubert Hlatky Schlichter and his neurosurgeon husband Laszlo Szegedi - kiss their baby daughter Hannabel on the head on the cover of Elle Hungary.

Europe
Sep 06 2023

Elle Hungary puts gay dads on cover in powerful defiance of government’s anti-LGBTQ+ agenda

Queer couples Danielle and Natalie as well as Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans pose next to each other with pink and blue images of pregnancy tests are seen behind them to illustrate their fertility journey

Activism
Sep 06 2023

Same-sex couples feel like ‘second class citizens’ and face ‘gay tax’ trying to start families

Cork's Grand Parade city library.

Europe
Sep 05 2023

Queer Irish people and allies form human chain to protect library from anti-LGBTQ book protest

A ground view of the devastation left behind in Maui, Hawaii after wildfires burned down Lahaina. In the picture, there are two people shifting through the rubble, blackened trees and the remains of buildings

Activism
Sep 05 2023

‘Everything was gone in minutes’: How queer people on Maui came together after devastating wildfires

People celebrate Sydney Pride 2023

World
Sep 04 2023

Activists take over Sydney’s Oxford Street to protest anti-LGBTQ+ attacks and demand queer-safe spaces

Beauty Queen Emma-Jay Webber.

World
Aug 31 2023

First openly lesbian beauty pageant winner: ‘It’s about sisterhood and promoting your cause’

Alt-pop star Karin Ann.

Exclusive
Aug 28 2023

Karin Ann is the Gen Z alt-pop icon speaking up for Eastern Europe’s queer community

Liz Dyer and a group of moms of LGBTQ+ youth who are part of the Mama Bears group sit on the grass with a 'free hugs' sign

Activism
Aug 26 2023

Meet the ‘Mama Bears’ fighting back in Republican-led states to protect LGBTQ+ kids

Eddy Quekett and Isaias Hernandez

Activism
Aug 24 2023

Queer environmental activists warn of LGBTQ+ people ‘suffering first’ from catastrophic climate change

On the left, a photo of Alana Chen. On the right, the cover of new podcast Dear Alana.

Activism
Aug 22 2023

Dear Alana is the new podcast exploring the devastating impact of conversion therapy

Pride
Aug 14 2023

Making trans Pride happen in ‘deeply religious, conservative’ Utah: ‘You’re not the only queer here’

Pro-trans activists march side by side holding up signs of solidarity.

Pride
Aug 13 2023

Police chanted down after telling activist to stop carrying ‘offensive’ sign at Trans Pride Manchester

Trans, non-binary rabbi Elliot Kukla wears a red shirt and brown coat as he stands outside near some trees

Religion
Aug 06 2023

History-making trans rabbi wants young people to find joy and ‘spiritual connection’

LGBTQ+ foster carers Nat and Terri stand side-by-side as they smile for the camera in front of a Progressive Pride flag

Parenting
Aug 06 2023

LGBTQ+ couple open up about the ‘learning curve’ and joy of being foster carers