All about the nation's first gay rights group, the Society for Human Rights, founded 100 years ago
Founder Henry Gerber is a significant figure in LGBTQ+ history, but not enough people know his story.
December 10, 2024
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No, transgender and nonbinary people are not frequently mass shooters
In the wake of a tragic mass shooting in Iowa, conservatives and far-right extremists have falsely peddled the claim that the LGBTQ+ community is dangerous, but data refutes that claim.
January 5, 2024
Biden Expresses 'Support and Solidarity' for LGBTQ+ People Globally
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Biden said attacks on the community "cannot be tolerated."
May 17, 2022
Uganda's Politicians Double Down as World Outrage Spreads
As the world waits for President Yoweri Museveni to sign the hateful Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law, activists in Uganda and around the world are mobilizing.
February 19, 2014
Op-ed: The Marriage Ruling Is Message to the World
The global community was paying attention to our Supreme Court on Friday. This Australian believes the ruling should pressure the world, including his resistant home country, to embrace LGBT rights.
June 29, 2015
Marriage Equality Comes to Finland
In a vote of 105 -- 92, Finland's parliament granted equal marriage rights to same-sex couples Friday.
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November 28, 2014
Ugandan LGBT Activists: 'We Have to Stay and Fight'
After the Ugandan parliament abruptly passed a bill that imposes lifelong jail sentences for homosexuality, LGBT activists are determined to stay strong.
December 20, 2013
Richmond Maintains Perfect Score in LGBTQ+ City Ranking
Amid increasing state-level anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, Richmond set a high standard for municipal equality, scoring 100 in the Human Rights Campaign’s 2023 Municipal Equality Index.
December 2, 2023
An out former USAID official speaks on the fatal global fallout of dissolving its LGBTQ+ programs (exclusive)
“People are begging us, ‘What do we do now? How do we keep people from being arrested, beaten, sick or worse?’ And we have no answers for them,” the former USAID official said.
February 26, 2025
Op-ed: A Bittersweet Trip to My Family's Home Country
Even before Janet Quezada went back to her family's homeland to help other LGBT activists, she was met with protests that said LGBT rights are "neo-Imperialist" propaganda.
June 18, 2014
Chechen Antigay Violence To Be Looked Into By International Coalition
The U.S. is part of a 16-nation coalition setting up the investigation.
November 2, 2018
Op-ed: John Kerry Needs to Do the Right Thing in Egypt
Promoting an economic summit in a nation jailing LGBT people is not living up to the self-stated ideals of the State Department.
March 11, 2015
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act must be stopped. Now.
Even with certain restrictions against government leadership and international aid, more must be done to prevent Uganda's anti-LGBTQ+ law and the harm it will inflict on queer people, writes the Williams Institute's Ari Shaw.
January 29, 2024
Donald Trump Calls Republican Antigay Bigot Mark Robinson 'Better' Than MLK
The former president praised the North Carolina lieutenant governor who once called LGBTQ+ people “maggots,” “filth,” and “flies” for his oratory skills as Robinson seeks the governorship.
December 16, 2023
Kansas City media misgender trans murder victim springing LGBTQ+ advocates to action
After public outcry, local news outlets corrected the story, highlighting the importance of accurate reporting about transgender victims of crime.
January 8, 2024
Will Jordan's Prince Protect LGBT Rights at U.N.?
It's unclear if Prince Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein of Jordan will be able to follow in the footsepts of LGBT-rights champion Navi Pillay as U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights.
June 18, 2014
Ugandans Challenge 'Jail the Gays' Law in Court
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act just received its first constitutional challenge, while activists also filed a separate suit hoping to put a stop to the now-common practice of tabloids outing Ugandans suspected of being LGBT.
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March 11, 2014