A court in Moscow has fined tech giant Apple more than 10.5 million roubles (around £103,000) in four separate cases, three of which relate to breaking Russia’s strict laws on so-called “LGBT propagan…

In the Australian state of Victoria, 35 teenagers aged between 13 and 20 have been arrested for allegedly using gay dating apps to lure men into traps, where they were subsequently assaulted, robbed a…

Malta once again leads ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Map, which assesses LGBT+ rights across Europe. While countries like Belgium, Spain, and Germany have made progress, others—notably the United Kingdom, Hun…

It's official – our viewers have spoken! Swedish pop group KAJ has won the OUTmusic Award 2025. With their catchy track “Bara Bada Bastu” – Sweden’s first Swedish-language entry in decades – they’ve c…

The town council of Łańcut, in southeastern Poland, has officially brought an end to the country’s last remaining ‘LGBT-free zone’, TVP World reports. The controversial resolution was repealed on Thur…

The Hungarian government has banned the annual Pride march and legally defined gender as strictly male or female. These changes are part of a series of controversial constitutional amendments passed b…

Greece has announced a new legislative amendment that makes it impossible for gay and single men to become parents through surrogacy. Minister of Justice Giorgos Floridis presented the amendment, whic…

The Taliban have arrested two prominent LGBTQ activists from Afghanistan: Maryam Ravish, a lesbian, and Maeve Alcina Pieescu, a trans woman. Activists fear they will be forced to name others and may b…

An appeals court in Trinidad and Tobago has overturned a previous ruling, making homosexuality illegal again. The legislation that prohibited it had been declared invalid in 2018 but is now back in ef…

A federal judge in Washington has temporarily blocked former President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. The ruling comes as a lawsuit, filed by 20 current and pro…

Hungary has passed a new law banning the annual Pride march, sparking mass protests in Budapest. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party pushed the legislation through in an expedited process, argu…

The US Navy has announced a new policy requiring transgender service members to voluntarily resign by 28 March or face forced discharge.

Russian transgender activist Mark Kislitsyn has been sentenced by the Supreme Court to twelve years in prison for 'high treason' after allegedly transferring ten dollars to a Ukrainian account. Amnest…

Lawmakers in Ghana have reintroduced a controversial bill that would impose stricter penalties on LGBTQ+ individuals and their supporters, Reuters reports. If passed, it would be one of the toughest a…