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Bullying: 4 in 5 Countries Have no Laws Protecting LGBTI Youth

Geneva (Switzerland), 5 November 2025 – A large part of the world has yet to adopt explicit legislation to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex (LGBTI) youth in schools against bullying, ILGA World said today. New data published on the ILGA…

May 17 (IDAHOBIT): Global Day Celebrates Sexual and Gender Diversities Amid Rising Backlash Worldwide

Events will happen in countries worldwide under the theme “The power of communities” Access data about the legal situation for LGBTI people: globally | in your country/jurisdiction Geneva (Switzerland), 12 May 2025 – Numerous initiatives are taking place worldwide in May to celebrate sexual…

Intersex Persons’ Human Rights: ILGA World Issues Global Research into Legal Protections for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics

 Geneva, 12 December 2023 – A large majority of UN member States have yet to make any sufficient legal attempt to protect intersex people’s right to bodily integrity and autonomy. Still, a trend of positive developments is emerging, ILGA World said today.…

Neofascists start hate speech against the LGBTQ+ community in Crete

“We will put an end to this brothel”, say two candidates of the neo-fascist – not only in name but also in practice – Spartans party that recently entered the Greek Parliament. They were parliamentary candidates in Rethymnon and Chania.…

Pride, Prayer and Protest at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York

LGBT Catholics seek equal rights and equal blessings. LGBTQ Catholic New Yorkers rallied outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Pride Sunday. It is a tradition that goes back to 1984 when members of DIGNITY NY eventually won a legal right to…

Face 2 Face with Willa France

LIVE SHOW: Wednesday, April 21st at 6:30 PM EST On this show we are speaking with Willa France, a transwoman with careers in naval architecture, marine engineering and then law. The discussion will revolve around Scientists engaged to find a biological explanation for the…

LGBT rights in Lithuanian elections

Does the October general elections hold any promise for Lithuania’s LGBTQ community? While some major parties have backslid on issues like legalising same-sex partnership, LGBTQ voters and allies have more choice than in any previous election, argues Simonas Bartulis. Baltics…

3 ways a 6-3 Supreme Court would be different

If the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is replaced this year, the Supreme Court will become something the country has not seen since the justices became a dominant force in American cultural life after World War II: a decidedly conservative…