LGBTQ rights
Libraries Across the US Are Receiving Violent Threats
Librarians and patrons believe the threats were part of a coordinated effort to limit information access, and come amids a recent wave of book bans.
Virginia Court Blocks Republican Attempt to Criminalize LGBTQ Books
Two politicians tried to use an obscure “obscenity” law to stop Barnes & Noble from selling the books to minors under threat of criminal punishment.
Leaked Videos of Gay Sex Lead to Calls For Monkeypox Contact Tracing in the Maldives
Although its $1.4 billion tourism industry covets the rainbow dollar, LGBTQ freedom is limited to tourists.
A Texas School District Just Voted To Ban Talking About Trans People
The Grapevine-Colleyville School District has banned discussions of “gender fluidity” and made it easier to ban books about race and LGBTQ topics.
Singapore’s Plan to Decriminalize Gay Sex Draws Mixed Feelings from the LGBTQ Community
With the repeal of the colonial-era law, comes cautious optimism from Singapore’s LGBTQ community, as the government promises to retain its other heteronormative policies.
What Happens When Marriage Equality Is Repealed? Bermuda Is Already Living It
Bermuda’s example shows that LGBTQ equality cannot be taken for granted, even within battles we think we’ve won.
Exclusive: Trans Journalists Pull Out of Guardian Newspaper’s Pride Coverage
Freelance journalists Freddy McConnell and Vic Parsons said they were declining all future work with the UK paper “until it changes its trans-hostile and exclusionary stance.”
‘They Told Us We Should Die’: Far-Right Hate Enters Madrid’s Classrooms
Even in one of the supposedly most gay-friendly cities in the world, people running workshops about gender identity and LGBTQ rights are being accused of indoctrination.
The Repeal of Roe v. Wade Is a Direct Threat to Gay Marriage
Marriage equality plaintiff Jim Obergefell tells VICE that LGBTQ rights could be next if the Supreme Court repeals Roe.
‘We Want To Live a Happy Life’: LGBTQ People Are Leaving Hungary
An alliance of opposition parties is trying to end authoritarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s grip on power in elections where LGBTQ rights are literally on the ballot.
‘It’s a Mess’: Sponsors Pull Out of UK Government’s LGBTQ Conference
Major sponsors are ditching the supposedly flagship “Safe To Be Me” conference just months before it's due to begin because of the government’s own record on LGBTQ rights.
Spate of Transphobic Attacks Leads to 3 Murders. Trans Women in This Country Are Terrified.
“This place is a warzone for transgender women. The men who carry out these kinds of attacks think that if they can't have a girl, they can kill her.”