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Out in the World: 4 organizations appeal to UN for anti-LGBTQ laws in Texas
Four advocacy organizations called upon the United Nations to protect queer rights in Texas because the United States has failed to act on the "systemic attack" on LGBTQ rights, according to a Joint Allegation Letter sent this week to the global body.
Out in the World: Gay European leaders make headlines
Two European political leaders have made headlines in January.
5 candidates make their case to replace Eshoo in Congress
Five of the 11 contenders – including two queer candidates – vying for outgoing Congressmember Anna Eshoo's Silicon Valley seat made their case to the Jewish community in a moderated discussion in Palo Alto.
Out in the World: Pope Francis issues call to ban surrogacy
During a January 8 speech, Pope Francis called for a global ban on surrogacy, claiming the practice, which helps couples have children, exploits the women who carry the babies.
Out in the World: Gay Ugandan activist blames government for stabbing
Prominent Ugandan gay activist Steven Kabuye blames the East African country's government for his being viciously stabbed by two unknown assailants.
Out in the World: Democracy, LGBTQ rights were threatened around the world in 2023
The year 2023 was marked by a severe global assault on LGBTQ rights and unexpected challenges and progress.
Out in the World: European court rules Poland violated same-sex couples' rights
The European Court of Human Rights recently ruled that Poland violated five same-sex couples' rights by denying them the ability to legally recognize their relationships when they attempted to register to marry.
Out in the World: Uganda's highest court starts hearing on anti-LGBTQ law
Landmark hearings challenging the constitutionality of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act began at the East African country's Constitutional Court December 18.
Out in the World: Queer Russians on edge after high court bans 'LGBTQ movement'
Queer Russians are hastily deleting associations with LGBTQ events and political statements from their social media accounts and some are attempting to leave the country, media outlets have reported.
Out in the World: Tentative date set for court case against Uganda's anti-LGBTQ bill
A trial date for Uganda's anti-LGBTQ law has been tentatively set for December 18 by the country's Constitutional Court in Kampala.
Out in the World: Russia accuses journalist Gessen of spreading 'false information' in lawsuit
Russia is suing Russian American journalist Masha Gessen for allegedly spreading "false information" about Russian soldiers' actions in Ukraine.
Out in the World: South Bay report touts the benefits of a rich immigrant community
Karla Pardo Valdovinos fled Mexico 26 years ago. She was running from the Mexican cartels and violence that more than a quarter century later continue to plague the Latin American country.
Out in the World: Bay Area LGBTQ groups launch new immigrant center
Two Bay Area organizations, The LGBT Asylum Project and Parivar Bay Area, have announced the launch of the Center for Immigrant Protection.
Out in the World: The power of LGBTQ stories is demonstrated in books and a documentary
Three books and one short documentary will give people reasons to give thanks this holiday season and inspiration to act heading into 2024.
South Asian tour highlights queer Berkeley history
South Asians have called Berkeley home for more than a century, and a walking tour is helping bring stories of LGBTQs to light.
Out in the World: SF, Zurich compare LGBTQ movements' past and present
San Francisco and Zurich's LGBTQ communities were recently part of a weeklong celebration of the 20th anniversary of the two cities' sister city relationship.
LGBTQ summit returns to South Bay
A popular LGBTQ summit returned to an in-person format for the first time in three years, as nearly 200 queer and allied activists and community organizers met in San Jose.
LGBTQ History Month: Queer couple seeks history of their Oakland home
Joan Howard and Rebecca Longworth wish the walls could talk in their East Oakland home, which they discovered was once a working-class lesbian bar.
Out in the World: India's Supreme Court punts on same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court of India declined to legalize same-sex marriage in a ruling October 16, punting the issue back to India's Parliament and dealing a blow to India's estimated 2.5 million LGBTQ people.
Out in the World: SF gay Jewish business owner caught in Israel after Hamas attack
San Francisco gay Jewish cafe owner Emanuel "Manny" Yekutiel finds himself in an unimaginable situation following the surprise attack by Hamas in Israel October 7.