Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage
Lawmakers in Thailandโs lower house of Parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.
Massachusetts attorney general files civil rights lawsuit against white nationalist group
Massachusettsโ attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing a white nationalist group of civil rights violations, saying it repeatedly subjected LGBTQ+ events and facilities sheltering migrant families to intimidation and harassment.
Mass arrests target LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria while abuses against them are ignored, activists say
Rights groups and lawyers in Nigeria say the West African nation's law enforcement authorities are using the countryโs same-sex prohibition law to target the LGBTQ+ community while ignoring abuses against them.
Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina
Transgender youth in North Carolina have lost access to gender-affirming treatments after the stateโs Republican-controlled General Assembly voted to override Gov. Roy Cooperโs veto of that legislation and others involving gender in sports and LGBTQ classroom instruction.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologizes for a previous ban on LGBTQ+ people in the military
U_K_ Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for the treatment of gay veterans by saying that a previous ban on LGBTQ+ people serving in the U_K_ military was โan appalling failure of the British state.โ.
Japan's top court says government restrictions on transgender employee's use of restrooms illegal
Japanโs Supreme Court has ruled that restrictions imposed by a government ministry on a transgender female employeeโs use of restrooms at her workplace are illegal, in a landmark decision that could promote the rights of LGBTQ+ people in a country without legal protections for them.
North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would restrict gender-affirming health care and sports participation for transgender minors and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality.
Twitter worst among major social media platforms when it comes to LGBTQ safety, GLAAD says
All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment โ especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said on Thursday.
Lower house of Japan's parliament passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness, but not guarantee rights
The powerful lower house of Japanโs parliament has passed a bill to promote awareness of LGBTQ+ issues amid protests by activists who say that last-minute revisions by Prime Minister Fumio Kishidaโs conservative party favor opponents of sexual equality instead of guaranteeing equal rights.
As conservatives target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe
As politicians and activists push for limits on discussions of race, gender and sexuality, some students say the measures targeting aspects of their identity have made them less welcome in American schools โ the one place all kids are supposed to feel safe.
LGBTQ+ Pride month kicks off with protests, parades, parties
The start of June marks the beginning of Pride month around the United States and some parts of the world, a season to celebrate the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ people and to protest against the recent rollback of hard-won civil rights gains.