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Belarusian parliament passes a bill to crack down on LGBTQ+ rights
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (418+ words) Two LGBT activists kiss while holding rainbow's flags during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. Credit: AP/Uncredited TALLINN, Estonia " The Belarus parliament passed a bill Thursday to introduce punishments for…...
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (702+ words) The Supreme Court in Washington, Nov. 4, 2020. Credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice. An…...
Senegal's president signs harsher anti-gay penalties into law
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (298+ words) DAKAR, Senegal " Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has signed into law a new provision increasing the punishment for homosexuality in the largely Muslim West African nation, the latest African country to impose harsher penalties against the LGBTQ+ community. The law…...
A sweeping Idaho bill would criminalize transgender bathroom use in private businesses
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (808+ words) The Idaho Statehouse is seen at sunrise on April 20, 2021, in Boise, Idaho. Credit: AP/Keith Ridler BOISE, Idaho " Idaho lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it a crime for transgender people to use the bathroom that matches their…...
Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration
1+ week, 6+ day ago (512+ words) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks during the Take Back Your Health Tour event at the state Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. Credit: AP/George Walker IV PORTLAND, Ore. " A federal judge said the government overreached…...
As Senegal cracks down on homosexuality, gay people say they suffer
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (787+ words) Ababacar Mboup, an activist against homosexuality and founder of And Samm Jikko Yi or "Together for the Preservation of Values," poses for a portrait in front of a mosque in Guediawaye, Senegal, Sunday, March 8, 2026. Credit: AP/Misper Apawu DAKAR, Senegal…...
Feds move to dismiss charges against Army veteran who burned American flag near White House
2+ week, 5+ day ago (277+ words) Jan Carey, a North Carolina veteran who burned a flag near the White House last month, listens while his attorneys speak following his arraignment at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Washington. Credit: AP/Rod Lamkey WASHINGTON " The…...
Russia bans a prominent LGBTQ+ rights group as extremist in a new blow to the beleaguered community
4+ week, 2+ day ago (584+ words) A view of the City Court in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during a session to decide whether to designate two prominent LGBTQ+ rights groups as extremist. Credit: AP/Uncredited A court in Russia on Tuesday designated a prominent LGBTQ…...
Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California
4+ week, 2+ day ago (513+ words) WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. The order blocks for now a…...
More than a third of states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (543+ words) Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks during an event on prescription drug prices in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. Credit: AP/Evan Vucci NEW YORK " A coalition of 19 states and…...