Five short films from India, Spain, the Philippines, the UK, and the US showcasing LGBTQIA+ narratives that resonate with resilience and authenticity are being screened in 10 cities across India....
Live Stream of the Proceedings of Wednesday, 21st February, 2024 (10th Sitting of the 1st Meeting of the 4th Session of the 8th Parliament), discussing the "Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021."...
According to a 2023 SWS survey, 79%, or about 4 out of 5 Filipino adults agree that gay and lesbian people are 'just as trustworthy as any other Filipino'
Across Asia’s Muslim nations, Pride Month has remained muted, with LGBTQ events an easy target for religious hardliners and opportunistic politicians....
LGBTQ+ rights activists and couples in Nepal on Thursday were celebrating an interim order issued by the country’s Supreme Court enabling the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time.
Many shows come to Broadway, having originated in London. One show taking London by storm is the critically acclaimed, Off West End sensation, RIOT ACT. Written and performed by Alexis Gregory, RIOT ACT is formed word-for-word from interviews with three key players in the history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement: Michael-Anthony...
The Utah Gay Rodeo Association’s multiday “Crossroads of the West” regional rodeo in Ogden last weekend featured all the same trappings as a “traditional” rodeo. Similar competitions. Similar outfits — jeans, crisp button-up shirts, cowboy hats. The groomed dirt and manure gave off the same earthy, stinky-sweet...
Police said they were called to the Concord cafe Teatotaller Sunday morning, after members of NSC-131, a white supremacist group, gathered outside. At the time, the cafe was hosting a drag story hour.
The concept of queer and non-binary identities has long been a part of Indonesian culture, including the Bugis culture in Sulawesi, where the Bissu, who embody all genders, play a significant role in society, despite facing discrimination from various conservative groups. Yuyun and Eka are very few Bissu who are still fighting...
Đạo Mẫu, the worship of mother goddesses, has helped destabilise gender norms and stigma towards the queer community in Vietnam. The tradition is often regarded as a safe space for Vietnamese queer people people to express their authentic self, as the belief transcends social stigma against queer people.
Sport as a social space is notoriously harsh and uninviting towards the queer community. Gender and heteronormativity, particularly in male-dominated sports, is the backbone upon which many of these cultures are built....
From pop sensations to pensioners, models to movie stars, 17 LGBTQ+ pioneers, aged 19 to 90, share stories of style, self-discovery and expression in British Vogue’s July 2023 issue.
“There is – despite the chip, chip, chip of the news cycle, the screaming indignities of social media, the disturbing ineptitude in scores of our public officials – a great deal of joy still to be found in the world. I promise.”
We all know LGBTQ+ history didn’t start with the gay liberation movement in the ’60s and ’70s. And while certain politicians would rather erase us from text books, queer folks have been around since the dawn of civilization....