Pope welcomed Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist to Rome
The pair discussed human rights violations and the country's draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act.
AUGUST 26, 2024
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Ten Exiled LGBTQ Activists Speak
A new project brings together queer journalists and advocates forced to flee their homes -- they share their stories here.
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Disabled LGBTQ Activists Are Redefining Sex and Sexuality
Three LGBTQ people are leading a revolution in how we think about disability and sexual freedom.
APRIL 17, 2020
Accomplished Ugandan LGBTQ Activist Renounces Lesbianism
After over a decade of advocating for LGBTQ rights, Val Kelende says she's no longer a lesbian.
AUGUST 7, 2018
LGBTQ+ and AIDS Activist Susan Cowell Dead at 71
Cowell, a nurse, was instrumental in Rochester, N.Y.'s response to the AIDS crisis and was heavily involved in politics as well.
NOVEMBER 4, 2023
LGBTQ+ Activist Zak Kostopoulos's Convicted Killer Released
The decision means neither of the men convicted for the brutal 2018 beating death of Kostopoulos, which was captured on video, is behind bars.
JULY 21, 2022
LGBTQ+ Rights Activist Found Dead in Florida Landfill
Jorge Diaz-Johnston and his husband were one of six couples who successfully challenged Florida's ban on same-sex marriage in 2014.
JANUARY 14, 2022
Russian Bombardment Killed LGBTQ+ Activist in Ukraine
"People followed her into her struggle for freedom and equality. And when she smiled, everyone smiled back," the activist's colleagues said.
MARCH 25, 2022
Is This Kansas Politician Threatening Employers of LGBTQ Activists?
Equality Kansas leaders have called for Karin Brownlee's resignation from the Olathe City Council.
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Eight Arrested for Hacking LGBTQ Activists to Death
Members of a radical group with ties to al Qaeda were charged in the 2016 deaths of Xulhaz Mannan and Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy.
MAY 13, 2019
5 Suspects Arrested Over Murder of LGBTQ+ Activist
One of the suspects detained by police is a long-time friend of the well-known Kenyan activist.
JANUARY 10, 2023
Leading Ukrainian LGBTQ+ Activist on a Possible Russian Invasion
"We need support, but what we don't need right now is anyone inciting panic. ... We ask the world to take concrete steps to put maximum pressure on Russia."
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Queer Activist Shines Spotlight on Missing LGBTQ+ People
"They don't listen when they go missing, or they end up unidentified and no one knows who they are. No one really cares, and it is such an injustice."
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Mexico’s First Nonbinary Magistrate and Their Partner Found Dead
The couple were found dead in Aguascalientes, which is 300 miles away from Mexico City.
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
14 Famous drag queens who changed history
From Stonewall's Marsha P. Johnson to RuPaul, discover the fearless drag performers who defied societal norms and changed the world.
JULY 31, 2018
LGBTQ+ Activist Edafe Okporo Is Building Bridges
The gay Nigerian refugee who is one of The Advocate's People of the Year isn't waiting for someone else to make the U.S. a better place.
DECEMBER 9, 2021
LGBTQ Activists Recount the Glory, Fury of Stonewall
Laverne Cox, Mark Segal, Jim Fouratt and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy discuss what happened at Stonewall on the night that changed history in a new documentary.
MAY 21, 2019
Brazil's LGBTQ Activists Will Fight President's 'Barbarism'
LGBTQ Brazilians fear Jair Bolsonaro will encourage violence, but they'll go on fighting, says the sister of a slain activist.
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Armenian LGBTQ Activists Attacked by Homophobic Mob
Slurs, threats, and a home invasion.
AUGUST 6, 2018
Iran Sentences 2 Women LGBTQ+ Activists to Death
Activists say it's the first time women have been sentenced to death over their sexual orientation.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022