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U.S. Supreme Court Grants Transgender Woman Opportunity to Appeal Deportation

A federal appeals court should consider her case, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously.

Catfishing, Outing, Leaked Pics: Gay Online Life in Guatemala

A culture of severe social media bullying is shaking this nation's vulnerable queer community. 

Guatemala Moves to Ban Same-Sex Marriage, Increase Abortion Penalties

The nation did not allow same-sex marriage anyway, but supporters of new legislation said it guards against "practices ... incongruous with Christian morality."

Pride Flourishes In Central American Cities

Over the weekend, people in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica revelled in their Marchas de la Diversidad.

Three LGBTQ+ Guatemalans Were Killed in Attacks in a Single Week

Two trans women and one gay man were killed in separate attacks. Human Rights Watch is concerned about the safety of LGBTQ+ folks there.

Trump Wants to Gut Asylum Claims. LGBTQ+ People Will Die.

Tell the administration we need to help queer migrants, not return them to discrimination and violence.

Do LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers Have a Future in the United States?

America has turned its back on queer refugees.

No, This Latina Beauty Queen's Coming-Out Is Not a 'Scandal'

On her path to becoming an out role model, Jossie Ochoa has had to fight trolls and sensationalistic headlines.

A Small Way to Change the World

LGBTs are learning that with Kiva, a tiny loan can change a life.

Trump Policies Will Send LGBT Asylum Seekers to Their Deaths

The Justice Department aims to bar anyone who enters the U.S. illegally from applying for asylum, a move that would put many in mortal danger.

Trans Woman Released After 6 Months in Immigration Detention

Nicoll Hernandez-Polanco's experiences of sexual assault and solitary confinement are a prime example of how the immigration system mistreats trans women, say advocates.

These Are the LGBTQ Immigrants Trump Has Vilified

These people are not dangerous; they're desperate.

'We too are immigrants'

Gay Latinos are crossing the border from Mexico in search of a better life and a place where they can be themselves. But when they get here they're not always finding the American dream.

Rainbow of help

In the first 10 days after a devastating tsunami hit southeast Asia on December 26, killing at least 150,000 people, Jeff Cotter's Rainbow World Fund raised over $150,000 for relief from within the gay and lesbian community

How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Is Part of the Authoritarian Playbook

Corrupt leaders from Colombia to Hungary to Oklahoma are using us as pawns to maintain power.

International Court Ruling Will Spread Marriage Equality Around Latin America

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the 20 countries under its jurisdiction must enact marriage equality if they haven't already done so.