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The Advocates 2024: Taiwanese trailblazer Nymphia Wind

The Drag Race season 16 winner broke new ground as the show's first East Asian winner, and her home country couldn't be prouder.

Taiwanese Presidential Candidate Shows the Love

A Taiwanese presidential candidate is celebrating Chinese Valentine's Day with an inclusive video about love.

Billy Porter, Megan Rapinoe, BLM Founders Among Time 100 LGBTQ+ Icons

The magazine honored many out figures and allies in its roundup of the world's "most influential" people.

Why the 2024 elections will be a turning point for LGBTQ+ rights all over the world

LGBTQ+ people will witness elections that will determine their future in the United States, Russia, South Africa and beyond.

Taiwan Chosen to Host WorldPride 2025

"This is the beginning of a 4-year journey that we plan to ignite change in Asia ... and to advance human rights in the world."

Mitch McConnell will leave Senate with egregiously anti-LGBTQ+ record

The Republican, who announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection in 2026, has a record of opposition to LGBTQ+ equality.

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ winner Nymphia Wind performs for Taiwan’s outgoing president

President Tsai Ing-wen has been instrumental for the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights in the Asian nation.

The Resistance Can't Let This Happen

Trump has been, as Time says, "for better or for worse," the biggest influencer of 2016. 

Same-Sex Buddhist Couple Marries in Taiwan

Fish Huang and You Ya-ting married Saturday at a Buddhist monastery in northern Taiwan.

130,000 People Celebrate Pride in Taiwan After 200 Virus-Free Days

In a year full of turbulence, this celebration is a welcome relief.

TikTok may be banned in the U.S. after Biden signs new law — Why?

What does a TikTok ban actually mean for users and creators? Here's what you need to know.

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif sues J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk for cyberbullying over gender

It had been reported that Khelif had filed the complaint, but now her lawyer has revealed that J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk are named in it.

Grindr Pres Lashes Out After Report Claims He Opposes Marriage Rights

Scott Chen, the straight president of the world's largest gay dating app, believes marriage is a "holy matrimony between a man and a woman."

Voters Kill Marriage Equality In Taiwan

Amnesty International called electoral defeats in the recent LGBTQ haven a "bitter blow."

Why There’s Hope for LGBTs in Taiwan

Peter Lee was born and raised in Taiwan in the ’80s to devout Catholic parents. He hid who he was until he met his husband in his 40s, came out, and got married. He hopes that future generations of LGB people won’t have such a struggle.

Taiwan Becomes First Asian Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

The island nation has made history not just for the region -- but also the world. 

The State of Worldwide Marriage Equality

Even with bad news out of Bermuda, many in-roads were made in 2017.

South Korean LGBTQ Activists Demand Marriage Rights and More

A coalition of advocates presented a human rights body with a petition bearing 1,000 names calling for relationship recognition and other moves toward equality.

The transphobia Imane Khelif is experiencing isn't new—it's part of a disturbing, hateful pattern

Imane Khelif is a cisgender woman, despite what TERFS and racists say.