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London against racism: Thousands rally in solidarity with ethnic minorities amid violent anti-immigrant riots in UK
As the anti-racist counter-protesters appeared, the far-right protesters became more subdued.
ANI
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A trans woman says the manager of a New Jersey diner followed her into the bathroom and demanded she 'use the men's room'
"You're a woman in your dreams," Erin Kinahan said the night manager told her after following her o…
Yelena Dzhanova
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'How long before they come for us?': Families with trans kids are fundraising to flee Alabama to avoid the brunt of anti-trans laws
Anti-trans legislation in Alabama, which goes into effect May 8, bans doctors from providing gender…
Yelena Dzhanova
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'Our patients just are afraid': Doctors in states neighboring Alabama are preparing for an influx of trans youth after the state passed an anti-trans law
Recent anti-trans legislation in Alabama, which is expected to go into effect May 8, bans doctors f…
Yelena Dzhanova
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'Monstrous' and 'amoral': Advocates blast Abbott after he orders state officials to probe transgender medical care as child abuse
Gov. Abbott directed state child protective services to investigate parents and doctors who give ge…
Natalie Musumeci,Madison Hall
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Photo Essay: At Takes the Cake, the 'drag king and thing' competition showcases what drag can be
Takes the Cake, a competition for 'drag kings and things,' is expanding the limits of what drag art…
Elyssa Goodman
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A Colorado high school volleyball coach says he was told to 'denounce' being gay and become a 'child of God,' or resign
Following Inoke Tonga's accusations about Valor Christian, a second coach, Lauren Benner, said she …
Cheryl Teh
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A Russian reality TV show called 'I'm Not Gay' makes 8 contestants guess which is gay — and it's hosted by a right-wing politician
The contestant who guesses correctly wins two million rubles. One expert says the show fits into Ru…
Michelle Mark
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PetSmart staff refuse to take down pride flag after protest from anti-LGBTQ Kari Lake supporter
Ethan Schmidt-Crockett was told to leave a PetSmart store as he filmed himself claiming to be "very…
Ryan Hogg
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Russia's top female tennis player comes out as gay, says her country — which has strict anti-LGBT laws — makes 'life harder'
Daria Kasatkina said in an interview in Spain that she is in a relationship with a woman and that i…
Sinéad Baker
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An LGBTQ activist who helped plan the UK's first Pride march reflects 50 years on: 'We were out and proud and demanded our liberation'
Peter Tatchell helped to plan the first-ever UK Pride on July 1, 1972. He told Insider that those w…
Mikhaila Friel
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Trans kids in Alabama are officially banned from playing sports that don't correspond to the gender they were assigned at birth
The Alabama bill is the latest amid a surge of anti-trans bills being considered in state legislatu…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Arkansas governor's new 'medical conscience objections' law could result in LGBTQ+ people being refused treatment, human rights group says
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed legislation on Friday that allows doctors to refuse to treat patients be…
Joshua Zitser
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A Florida homeowner's association fined a couple for displaying a small pride flag on their front yard
The Eastland Cove Homeowner's Association said the flag violates a neighborhood rule, but the two m…
Yelena Dzhanova
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19 transgender and non-binary celebrities who are changing television
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez attends the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards.Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for GLAAD
Frank Olito,Gabbi Shaw
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China's censors are quietly deleting WeChat LGBTQ accounts to silence gay rights groups at the country's colleges
Screenshots circulated on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, showing how WeChat accounts run by…
Cheryl Teh
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sexual-identity and gender-education bill into law that critics have dubbed 'Don't Say Gay'
Florida's Parental Rights in Education bill limits instruction on sexual orientation and gender ide…
Kimberly Leonard
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AOC tells GOP to 'connect the dots' between 'an anti-LGBT+ campaign' and the deadly shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs
"After Trump elevated anti-immigrant & anti-Latino rhetoric, we had the deadliest anti-Latino shoot…
Taylor Ardrey
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A safe house in Poland offers LGBTQ Ukrainians sanctuary from Russian bombs
Most of the 3.9 million people who have fled Ukraine have poured into Poland, but the country is co…
Emine Ziyatdinova
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Arkansas faces a Trans Exodus after passing 3 anti-trans bills in 3 weeks
Now that other states have taken up similar bills, one trans woman said there could be "a lot of pl…