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Lesotho's main LGBTQ+ group says it's 'not receiving grants' after Donald Trump lies

Lesotho's largest LGBTQ+ group says it has not received the millions Donald Trump claimed they have.

Britain Tamps Down Its Threat on Foreign Aid to Antigay Countries

Britain Tamps Down Its Threat on Foreign Aid to Antigay Countries

Trump administration takes away life-saving HIV prevention medications from vulnerable LGBTQ+ people worldwide

According to a State Department memo, PrEP can only be dispensed to “pregnant and breastfeeding women” through PEPFAR.

Trump administration won't observe World AIDS Day

A directive from the State Department assures that 2025 will be different from 2024, when President Biden hosted the first display of AIDS Memorial Quilt panels at the White House.

Medics arrive home in Bulgaria after eight years in Libyan prison

Six medical workers sentenced to life in prison in Libya after they were accused of infecting children with HIV came home to Bulgaria on Tuesday and were greeted with tears and hugs--and a presidential pardon that allowed them to walk free after 8 1/2 years behind bars. The five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor were flown from Tripoli to a jubilant welcome in Sofia.

Tom Gallagher, First Foreign Service Officer to Come Out, Dies at 77

Gallagher represented the U.S. in a variety of countries, including some where he could have been imprisoned or killed for being gay.

Will Rex Tillerson Fire All LGBT Employees at State Department?

Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of State is called on to fire LGBT people.

House Oversight Democrats demand records over RFK Jr.’s HIV program cuts

Robert Garcia and Raja Krishnamoorthi accuse HHS of dismantling life-saving HIV programs based on conspiracy theories and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.

Gay Diplomat Nominated as Ambassador to Conservative Lithuania

Trump nominee Robert Gilchrist previously praised his former bosses, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Back to the Bully Pulpit

After eight years of avoidance by the Bush administration, will Obama or McCain champion gay rights in American foreign policy?

WATCH: Do We Need 100 More Jesse Helmses?

Rising Republican star Ted Cruz says we do.