Weeks after Botswana formally deleted colonial-era anti-gay provisions from its Penal Code, a same-sex couple's challenge to the Marriage Act heads to a full bench of the High Court in July.
After the Supreme Court struck down Colorado's 2019 conversion therapy ban, state lawmakers passed a new bill that targets the practice through a different legal door — and it now awaits the governor's signature.
Tirana Pride marches Saturday. On Friday we went to the diplomatic reception that traditionally opens Pride week here, and the most telling thing in the room was who was no longer at the front of it.
EU institutions launched a synchronized pro-LGBTQ+ campaign ahead of Pride Month, promoting the new 2026-2030 Equality Strategy. Supporters and critics agree on one thing: it is unusually coordinated.
Japan's Supreme Court has consolidated six same-sex marriage appeals before its full Grand Bench. The decision, expected in 2027, will determine whether the last G7 holdout's marriage ban is constitutional.
Tirana Pride 2026 marches Saturday. Thursday night we went to a screening of Sworn Virgin and stayed for a panel that turned into the most honest conversation about gender we have heard in Albania.
The Tatiana Maslany–led dark comedy from David J. Rosen drops its first two episodes on Apple TV today, May 20. Two openly queer leading men — Murray Bartlett and Brandon Flynn — are doing some of the most interesting work in their careers, and the show is treating sex work like a job rather than a punchline.
After the Supreme Court struck down Colorado's 2019 conversion therapy ban, state lawmakers passed a new bill that targets the practice through a different legal door — and it now awaits the governor's signature.
EU institutions launched a synchronized pro-LGBTQ+ campaign ahead of Pride Month, promoting the new 2026-2030 Equality Strategy. Supporters and critics agree on one thing: it is unusually coordinated.
Japan's Supreme Court has consolidated six same-sex marriage appeals before its full Grand Bench. The decision, expected in 2027, will determine whether the last G7 holdout's marriage ban is constitutional.
Vienna Pride opens May 29 with a Conference at the Rathaus and runs through the 30th Regenbogenparade on June 13. Three hundred thousand people are expected on the Ringstrasse. Here is what the program looks like and why the anniversary framing matters.
Zagreb has the most established LGBTQ+ scene in the former Yugoslavia — and unlike most of the region, the legal framework actually has your back. Here's what to know before you go.
MADO 2026 runs June 25 to July 5 in Chueca, with two million expected and the largest Pride parade on the continent. Spain has used the year to expand workplace protections and trans healthcare. The festival arrives at a confident moment.
The Tatiana Maslany–led dark comedy from David J. Rosen drops its first two episodes on Apple TV today, May 20. Two openly queer leading men — Murray Bartlett and Brandon Flynn — are doing some of the most interesting work in their careers, and the show is treating sex work like a job rather than a punchline.
Dara's 'Bangaranga' gave Bulgaria its first-ever Eurovision win on Saturday in Vienna. The 2027 contest will head to Sofia — a city in a country ranked 40th of 49 on Europe's Rainbow Map and where an anti-LGBT 'propaganda' law is still on the books.
Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen took the trophy with Liekinheitin. The EBU's controversial flag rule — performers limited to the national flag, audiences allowed Pride and Palestinian flags — survived the night, but the optics tell a more complicated story.
