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Read the latest updates about LGBT issues around the world. The Advocate is an international source for developments pertaining to gay world news, politics, Prides, politicians, and rights that affect the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Learn about antigay laws, human rights violations, landmark victories, and failures of governments to protect the rights of its citizens. From Asia, to North America, to South America, to Europe, to Africa, The Advocate provides transcontinental coverage of the issues that matter to our readers.
Charlee Doom's wife was 31 weeks pregnant when she suffered "life-threatening" complications. The State Department denied her medical evacuation request — twice.
To date, only 38 nations allow same-sex couples to marry, and none of them did before 2001.
Video footage from the ship shows a yellow rescue boat traveling between the refugees’ vessel and the cruise ship, bringing them aboard Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas in small groups.
The new Secretary of State Marco Rubio's waiver ensures PEPFAR's vital HIV/AIDS relief continues despite Trump's aid freeze, but the exclusion of gender identity programs raises concerns.
Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality on Thursday.
He will remain prime minister until his replacement is chosen.
Capital Pride Alliance executive director Ryan Bos said the group was weighing issuing a warning.
The athletic body will not do the same with men's track and field.
The U.S. federal government won’t say why they’re holding Fabian Schmidt.
Lesotho's largest LGBTQ+ group says it has not received the millions Donald Trump claimed they have.
President John Mahama says he wants to open dialogue on the law, while one legislator said he would rather be dead than live in a country that affirmed LGBTQ+ rights.
Alice Weidel is raising two sons with her partner, a Swiss woman born in Sri Lanka.
Proudly – and safely – see the northern lights, sunbathe on the Mediterranean, explore the Alps, and more.
Today, over five dozen countries still have laws making same-sex sexual relations illegal. Many of these laws stem from colonial rule.
It doesn't have to be this way.
ICE agents claimed the tattoos signified membership in the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua, but his lawyers say they have deported an innocent artist.
A straight man had the perfect response to why he chose to support his gay friend at a Pride celebration.
"It's shameful and embarrassing as an American," Rufus Gifford said of Trump's treatment of Zelenskyy.
According to a State Department memo, PrEP can only be dispensed to “pregnant and breastfeeding women” through PEPFAR.
“The billionaires are targeting the most marginalized people in the world,” Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD president and CEO, said.
