Despite an official ban by the Hungarian government, Budapest Pride went ahead on 28 June, thanks to a legal loophole found by Mayor Gergely Karácsony. With over 200,000 attendees, it became the large…

The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted this week to extend the mandate of the independent expert on LGBTI+ rights, a significant step in the global fight against discrimination. Notably abs…

During a banned Pride march in central Istanbul, Turkish police arrested at least 30 people on Sunday, according to MP Kezban Konukcu of the pro-Kurdish DEM party, as reported by Reuters. Despite the …

This Saturday, the largest Pride in Hungarian history took place in Budapest. Tens of thousands defied a police ban and political threats to stand up for LGBTQ+ rights. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán rea…

In the Indonesian city of Bogor, 75 people have been arrested during a police raid on a so-called “gay party”. Amnesty International has condemned the action as discriminatory and a violation of funda…

The US FDA has approved lenacapavir as a long-acting form of PrEP. The drug reduces the risk of HIV by 96 percent and is administered via injection only twice a year. The approval has sparked both ent…

A federal judge in the United States has temporarily halted former President Donald Trump’s passport policy, which barred transgender, non-binary and intersex individuals from obtaining passports that…

The Hungarian capital Budapest will organise the annual Pride march on 28 June as an official city event, liberal mayor Gergely Karácsony announced on Monday. In doing so, he circumvents the controver…

Independent Moscow bookstore Falanster is facing prosecution by Russian authorities over alleged “LGBTI propaganda”, independent news outlet Mediazona reported. The charges come amid a broader crackdo…

Far-right Member of the European Parliament Grzegorz Braun vandalised an LGBTI exhibition in the Polish Sejm on Wednesday, prompting strong reactions across the country’s political spectrum. Braun has…

Despite a recent ban on LGBTQ+ gatherings in Hungary, at least 70 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) plan to attend Budapest Pride on 28 June, according to CNN.

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…