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Head of Psychiatric Association of Turkey Selçuk Candansayar: Sexual Orientation Cannot Be Changed by Pressure
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South African Influencer Austin Mzukwa Claims Zanzibar Denied Him Entry Over Suspected Gay Relationship
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Sharp Drop in US Teens Identifying as LGBTQ+, New Studies Show
US Ministry The Center for Faith Urges Traditional Churches to Welcome LGBTQ Parishioners
Catholic Parish in Syracuse, NY Opposes Diocesan Launch of LGBT Ministry Courage International
In Jerusalem, LGBT-Friendly Reform Synagogue Targeted by Vandals Around Yom Kippur
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UK Green Party advises members to avoid terms 'mother and father' and 'homosexual'
Brawl erupts at French high school gates in Foix over torn-down LGBT flag
Russia charges medical center head convicted of 'LGBT extremism' with involvement in 'Satanism movement'
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Turkish court blocks independent news portal T24 over 'LGBT propaganda' allegations
Belarus Prosecutor General: Eight online communities declared 'extremist' over LGBT and childfree content
Pittsburgh Gay Bar Apologizes and Cancels Show After Blackface Drag Performance Controversy
Russia sentences LGBTQ activist Yaroslav Sirotkin in absentia to four years in prison
25 African faith leaders and scholars call for a moratorium on new criminal measures targeting LGBTQ people
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Positive attitudes toward homosexuality have fallen among Dutch pupils. Meanwhile, 32% of secondary students have migration ties and 15% of older teens are Muslim
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More than 500 openly LGBTQ candidates are running in Brazil’s general election
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Oregon court lets Christian mother resume adoption application without pledging to affirm a child’s LGBTQ identity
Jailed Turkish LGBT activist Nedime Erdoğan urges parents to support their children
Russian Publisher Individuum Closes Following "LGBT Extremism" Prosecution
Italian Jesuit Theologian Paolo Gamberini Describes Homosexuality as God's Intention, Not a Mistake
Turkish LGBT+ Rights Advocates Launch 'We Want Freedom' Campaign Following Mass Arrests
UN Special Rapporteur Details Russian Transnational Repression Targeting LGBT People in Exile
Turkish President Erdoğan Denounces 'Global Degenderization' at UN Amid Domestic LGBT Crackdown
Middle East Release of Marvel’s Wolverine Reportedly Censors Mystique’s Lesbian Marriage
Pennsylvania State Senator James Malone Faces Criticism Over Lesbian D&D Fanfiction and Drag Story Hour Support
Queer Torah study group at a Portland synagogue (USA) helps LGBTQ people find their place in Judaism
Pax Christi Executive Director Proposes Viewing LGBTQ+ Ministry as a Form of Gospel Nonviolence
Ekurhuleni LGBTQ Pride March in South Africa Calls for Inclusion and Safety
Head of Oldest US LGBTQ Catholic Group DignityUSA to Step Down
First National Conference of the Catholic Church in Italy Discusses Pastoral Care with LGBTQ People
Moscow Court Bans Romance Novel 'Heated Rivalry' for LGBT Propaganda
Indonesia’s Top Islamic Council Proposes Criminalizing LGBT People Under 'LGSP' Label
Canadian Government Claims Transferring Trans Women to Female Prisons Does Not Violate Inmates' Rights
Turkish Authorities Detain 150 at Protest Over LGBTQ+ Arrests
Turkey sees mass detentions and blocking of LGBT resources
Moscow Court Fines Booking.com 6 Million Rubles Over LGBT Tourists Newsletter
Russian Justice Ministry Labels Germany-Based Russian-Speaking LGBT Organization 'Undesirable'
Sphere, Vykhod and other human rights defenders urge the UN to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Russia
Italian Bishop Urges the Catholic Church to Restore the Dignity of LGBTQ+ People
Italian Senator Mariastella Gelmini voices a moderately conservative approach to LGBT rights
The party of Italian General Roberto Vannacci proposes limiting the appearance of gays on television
Rumors About US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Being Bisexual Found No Confirmation
Orenburg Court Slightly Reduces Sentences in Russia's First 'LGBT Extremism' Case
Everton Blair Becomes First Openly LGBTQ Congressman from Georgia
Polish registry offices begin registering foreign same-sex marriages, but Zakopane refuses a couple
First Italian Catholic Church Conference on LGBT Pastoral Care Held in Rome
Number of Bills Restricting LGBT Rights Significantly Increases in Brazilian National Congress
Activists in Vietnam Continue Campaign for Inclusive Education for LGBT Students
Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes in Germany Rise by 13% in 2025
UN Directly Intervenes on Behalf of LGBT Organizations Labeled Extremist in Russia
35 LGBTQ Individuals Murdered in Honduras Since the Beginning of the Year
Former aide to a US Senate candidate who calls himself a ‘twink fascist’ posted satirical Nazi images
Far-right political gay blogger Milo Yiannopoulos arrested in the US
Canada opens its first national monument to LGBTQ+ Canadians in Ottawa
HRC estimates a record 12% of US adults identify as LGBTQ+
India's Foreign Funding Reform Could Make Work Harder for LGBT Groups
Ankara Shuts Down LGBT Venue Sixtiees Pub
Kazakhstan's President Urges Men Not to Hug or Kiss When Greeting
Moscow court orders expulsion of two foreigners over clothing deemed ‘LGBT propaganda’
West African Anglican primate opposes criminal prosecution of gay people in Ghana
U.S. LGBT group Log Cabin Republicans removes transgender rights advocacy from its mission
Russian LGBT Network Closes Down After Being Labeled 'Extremist Organization'
Italian Priest Luca Lunardon Publishes Book on Pastoral Accompaniment of LGBT Catholics
Murders of LGBT People in Colombia Increased by 63% in 2025
African Religious Leaders Call for the Protection of LGBT Rights and Sexual Health
Russian Rock Festival Fined Over LGBT Themes During '0+' Age-Rated Event
Moscow Court Bans Pirated Translation of Queer Novel 'Mafia Target'
Vatican Includes Personal Stories of LGBT Catholics in Official Synod Report for the First Time
Mexican Bishop States at LGBTQ Conference That Homosexuality Is Not a Sin
Malawian Pastors Stand Up to Protect LGBTQ+ People from Violence and Discrimination
Femboy Candidate Daniil Neonov Charged With "LGBT Propaganda" Immediately After Arrest
Former Head of Popcorn Books Receives Four-Year Suspended Sentence in Russia for "LGBT Extremism"
Russian Femboy Politician Daniil Neonov Re-Detained Upon Release from Detention Center
International Bar Association institute urges Ghana to reject anti-LGBTQ bill
European LGBTQ figures call for open debate on Islamism after Berlin attack
Polish Constitutional Tribunal rules against registering foreign same-sex marriages
Moscow municipal candidate jailed for 10 days over alleged LGBTQ symbol on T-shirt
US congressional candidate criticized over LGBTQ seminars in youth program
Seven arrested after raid on LGBT bar in Turkey’s capital
Femboy municipal candidate Daniil Neonov detained in Moscow
Australia’s census to ask about sexual orientation and gender for the first time
US project to release therapeutic dolls for transgender children as young as four
Gabon Plans to Bring Back Criminal Punishment for LGBT Relations
Italian LGBT Catholics raise funds to relocate gay refugees from Turkmenistan and Tajikistan
Indonesian Catholics criticize the government's plan to introduce an anti-LGBT curriculum in schools
Openly Gay Catholic Theologian Bryan Massingale Receives the Highest Award from the Catholic Theological Society of America
Russian TV Channel Fined One Million Rubles for LGBT Scenes in "Cloud Atlas" Movie
Venezuela Arrests 33 Men in LGBT Venue for 'Homosexuality'
Indonesian President Labels LGBT Culture a 'National Threat', Prompting a Rise in Violence
Uganda Drops Charges Against Two Women Arrested for a Same-Sex Kiss
Neo-Nazi Sent to Men's Prison in Germany Despite Changing Documents to Female
Polish President Vetoes Civil Partnership Bill for LGBT Couples
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova Criticizes the Idea of Putting LGBT Activists on UK Banknotes
Italian Catholic Scouts Allow LGBT People to Work as Leaders
Mexico's First Openly Gay Mayor, Benjamín Medrano Quezada, Shot Dead
Spanish LGBTQ+ Catholic Organization Participates in a Meeting with Pope Leo XIV
Controversy arises at a private school in South Africa over the raising of an LGBT flag
Niger names asexuality in new criminal ban on LGBTQIA+ practices
Egypt Bans Gay Cruise Ship from Docking Following Turkey's Lead
Beauty Salon Employee Fired in Kyiv Over Protest at LGBT March
Police Raid Gay Club Cabaret in St. Petersburg
UK Prime Minister Calls British Parliament the "Gayest" in the World
The Russian Ministry of Justice designates the LGBT initiative Kallisto as an extremist organization
Italian Catholic Scouts Adopt New Policy Regarding LGBT People
LGBT Refugees in South Africa Report Threats of Deportation Amid Rising Xenophobia
Instagram blocks LGBT accounts in Turkey citing national security
One of Istanbul's Oldest Gay Bars Tek Yön Closed
Turkish Journalist and Kaos GL Editor-in-Chief Yıldız Tar Arrested in Ankara
