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LGBTQ Agenda: US consulate near Puerto Vallarta advises caution on dating apps after ransom kidnapping reports
The United States Consulate General of Guadalajara, Mexico is warning people who visit Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Nayarit in particular to avoid being kidnapped for ransom via dating apps.
Despite past statements, LGBTQ Catholics express optimism about 1st American pope
The Roman Catholic Church got its 267th pope May 8, as the College of Cardinals chose an American for the first time.
Pope Francis, who changed Catholic approach to LGBTQs, dies
Pope Francis, who made the Catholic Church less hostile toward LGBTQ people, died Monday in Rome.
Lived experience guides Tate Smith's trans and DEI consulting firm
Five years ago, Tate Smith, then a legal secretary, decided it was time to share something about himself at his workplace, Clifford Chance, a major law firm in London.
Out in the World: Global LGBTQ orgs work to recalibrate strategies in new era of backsliding rights
Global LGBTQ organizations are recalibrating their strategies to fight back against the anti-LGBTQ wave around the world.
London police search for 3 men seen leaving flat where drag queen Heklina was found dead in 2023
Nearly two years after drag queen Heklina was found dead in a Soho flat in London, police there have issued a bulletin asking three men seen on camera footage leaving the flat to come forward.
Out in the World: Trudeau resigns, potentially ending an era of LGBTQ progress in Canada
Justin Trudeau will be resigning as Canadian prime minister and as leader of the country's Liberal Party.
Out in the World: After a brutal 2024, global LGBTQ leaders prepare for a challenging year
Last year was a brutal year for LGBTQ rights around the world. 2024 saw 64 countries go to the polls to elect new governments, but the backlash against gay rights was harsh.
Out in the World: Killer of Kenyan gay activist sentenced to 50 years
The High Court in Eldoret, Kenya gave the maximum sentence of 50 years in prison to the man who was convicted of murdering well-known gay rights activist Edwin Chiloba nearly two years ago.
Out in the World: Protests erupt in Georgia over postponement of joining EU
Georgia has been rocked by an escalating political power struggle for its future for more than a week.
Out in the World: Outright calls out UN campaign and report for excluding LBQ women
Outright International has called out the United Nations for excluding LBQ women and gender-diverse people in a new report.
Out in the World: Poland introduces civil partnership bill for same-sex couples
Poland is marching toward same-sex civil partnerships. Equality Minister Katarzyna Kotula, a member of the New Left political party, presented a draft bill to legalize civil partnerships for same-sex couples to the Central European country's Parliament.
Prosecutor says no evidence of hate crime in gruesome Tijuana killing of LGBTQ club owner
A prosecutor in the Mexican state of Baja California told reporters this week that it is unlikely that the killing of the out owner of a popular LGBTQ+ nightclub in Tijuana was a hate crime.
Out in the World: Finland's gay former pro ice hockey player killed; ex-boyfriend arrested
LGBTQ Finnish people are mourning the death of Janne Puhakka, a professional ice hockey player who came out several years ago after the end of his playing career.