LGBT Headlines From Around The Globe

 

 

 

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President of Cuba Announces His Support For Same-Sex Marriage

 

Queer Eye and RuPaul Big Winners at Creative Arts Emmy Awards

 

 

Indian Supreme Court Rules Homosexuality is No Longer a Criminal Offence

 

Lucas Hedges From Boy Erased Says He’s “Not Totally Straight”

 

Top Afrikaans Film Award Won By Gay Musical, Kanarie

 

Disney Star Comes Out In Emotional Instagram Post

 

LGBTI Group Has Growing Optimism Following Zimbabwe’s Election

 

Third Gender Option Approved By German Government

 

LGBQ Teens More Likely To Use Hard Drugs Study Reports

 

Costa Rica Set to Legalise Same-Sex Marriage After Supreme Court Ruling

 

LGBTI Political Party Set to Launch in Israel

 

Jerusalem Pride Parade Attended by Tens of Thousands Despite Security Threats

 

Apple CEO Urges LGBTI Youth to be True to Themselves

 

China and Taiwan in Spat Over Displaying National Flags at Gay Games in Paris

 

 

First US Air Force Academy Footballer Comes Out Publicly As Gay

 

Puerto Rican Transgender People Win the Right to Change their Gender on Birth Certificates

 

Marriage Equality for Cuba? New Constitutional Amendments Could See Equality in Cuba

 

Opinion: New Gay Pageant All About Looks And Popularity

 

Nicole Maines Announced As TV’s First Transgender Superhero

 

Batwoman to be World’s First Lesbian Lead Superhero TV show?

 

Historic Gay and Bi Male Health Clinics to Open in Zimbabwe

 

Hearings Begin in India’s Supreme Court on Reviewing Gay Ban

 

Gay Parents Doing Better Than Heterosexual Parents?

 

Scotland’s First Minister Chooses Glasgow Pride Over Trump

 

Video of Harry Styles Helping Fan Come-Out to Mum on Stage Goes Viral

 

Asian TV Executive Attempting To Sue Grindr Over Racial Discrimination

 

Hong Kong Court Rules In-Favour of Equal Visa Rights for Same-Sex Couples

 

Trans Woman Crowned as Miss Universe Spain

 

Pressure Put on UK Government to Compensate Convicted Gay Men

 

 

 

Thousands Raised in Hours Thanks to Demi Lovato’s GLAAD Fundraiser

 

LGBTI Community in Zimbabwe Optimistic Following Government Meetings

 

First LGBTI Affirming Civil Rights Group Registered in Angola

 

World Health Organisation to Officially Remove Transgenderism From List Of Mental Disorders

 

The Queen’s Gay Cousin to be in the First Royal Same-Sex Wedding

 

Namibia Opens Registrations For Mr. Gay World Representative

 

Justin Bieber Welcomes Queer Fan to Attend His Church

 

History to be Made with NFL and MLB Marching in New York City’s Pride Parade for the First Time

 

Pentagon Hosts Pride Celebration in the Shadow of Trumps Transgender Ban

 

All EU Nations to Recognise Residency Rights of Same-sex Spouses

 

Bermuda’s Marriage Equality Saga Continues With Supreme Court Reinstating Same-Sex Marriage

 

Top United States Diplomats Show Support and Participate in Pride Month Celebrations

 

All EU Nations to Recognise Residency Rights of Same-sex Spouses

 

An Open Letter From Mr Gay World 2018 Jordan Bruno

 

LGBTI Health Centre Opens in Namibia

 

Groundbreaking Transgender Rights Ruling Made by Chilean Supreme Court

 

Antarctica to Host its First Pride

 

Historic Legal Challenge of Botswana’s Gay-ban Heading to High Court

 

 

Trans Character Introduced in Fourth Season of Supergirl

 

Caitlyn Jenner Claims She Wouldn’t Vote for Trump Again

 

Australia’s Jordan Bruno Wins Mr Gay World 2018

 

Hong Kong Announced to Host Mr. Gay World 2019

 

Meet The Men of Mr. Gay World 2018

 

Major Court Victory for Transgender Students in the United States

 

New Report Shows Decline in LGBTI Representation in Hollywood

 

Adam Rippon Wins Gold in Dancing with the Stars: Athletes

 

Canada Joins Global Initiative in Promoting LGBTI Rights

 

Eurovision Terminates Contract with Chinese TV Channel After Failure to Broadcast ‘same-sex’ Irish Performance

 

Caitlyn Jenner Slams Trump in UK House of Commons Address

 

 

 

Ireland’s ‘Love Is Love’ Performance Shines in Eurovision Semi-Final One

 

History Made as First Openly Gay Member of Costa Rica National Assembly Takes Office

 

Kenyan Lesbian Film ‘Rafiki’ Banned Prior to Film Festival Debut

 

 

 

Many LGBTI Staff Remain in the Closet at Work According to UK Study

 

NBA Star Calls For Rainbow-Coloured NBA Jerseys

 

New Zealand Rugby Teams Put LGBTI Discrimination On Notice With “Diversity is Strength” Campaign

 

 

Chinese Social Media Site Reverses LGBTI Ban

 

 

 

UK PM Theresa May Apologises for Commonwealth Anti-Gay Laws

 

Democrats Protest Removal of LGBTI Health Data From United States Govt Websites

 

Britney Spears Honoured With GLAAD’s Vanguard Award

 

 

 

Rainbow Community Celebrates as Trinidad and Tobago’s Anti-Gay Law Deemed Unconstitutional

 

San Francisco’s Airport Terminal to Become The Harvey Milk Terminal

 

Toronto Police Withdraw Application to March in 2018 Pride Parade After Controversy

 

 

Call Me By Your Name Removed From Chinese Film Festival

 

ABC’s Karl Schmid Goes Public Revealing He’s HIV Positive

 

Kenya Slowly Moving Forward with LGBTI Rights Following Court Ruling

 

 

 

Revised Transgender Military Ban Trump Announced by Trump

 

Gotham’s “the Riddler” Cory Michael Smith Comes Out as Gay

 

Australia Makes Same-Sex Adoption Legal Across Entire Nation

 

Russia to Block Ireland’s “Gay” Eurovision Song?

 

 

 

Calls to End Homophobia in the Commonwealth Backed by Prince William

 

Sexual Fluidity the Majority, Not the Minority According to Scientists

 

Queen Met with LGBT+ Rights Protest during Commonwealth Day Celebrations

 

Bisexual Colombian Congresswoman Elected to Senate

 

 

 

Ellen Calls for Boycott of Bermuda Following Same-Sex Marriage Reversal

 

South Africa’s First Inclusive Rugby Club Aims to Tackle Homophobia in Rugby

 

Global Outrage Forces US City to Revoke Ban on Pride Festival

 

Teen Actor Joshua Rush Opens Up About Playing Disney’s First Gay Character

 

 

 

Tunisia Bans Oscar Winning Gay Film: Call Me By Your Name

 

Lesbian Sheriff Could Become Governor of Texas After Advancing in Democratic Run-off

 

Record Numbers Celebrate Mardi Gras 40th Anniversary

 

Sydney Mardi Gras Parade is Go But Memories of 1978 Remain

 

 

Apple’s Mardi Gras iPhone X Commercial Celebrates Marriage Equality

 

Religious Exemption Laws in USA to Threaten LGBTI equality

 

History Made: Jacinda Ardern First PM To March In Auckland Pride Parade

 

Legislation to Abolish Conversion Therapy for Minors Proposed in US State of Maryland

 

 

 

Australian Boxer Anthony Mundine Believes the Death Penalty Would “Deter” People From Being Gay

 

Skycity Announced As Official Partner For Mr Gay NZ 2018

 

Taiwan Approves New Blood Donation Law, Removing Life-Time Ban for Gay Men

 

 

Crackdown in Saudi Arabia After ‘Gay Wedding’ Video Goes Viral

 

Pope Francis Faces Protest from LGBTI Activists in Chile

 

LGBTI Community Facing Mob Attacks and Family Violence in Ghana

 

Indonesian Air Force Claims Homosexuality is a Mental Disorder

 

 

 

Jordan Bruno Wins Mr Gay Pride Australia 2018

 

United States Supreme Court Fails to Challenge Anti-LGBTI Law

 

Will India Finally Legalise Homosexuality in 2018?

 

Vancouver to Become First Canadian City to Ban ‘Gay Conversion’ Therapy?

 

 

 

Australia Said Yes, Now Australians Are Saying ‘I Do’

 

Marriage Equality for Island of St Helena

 

South Africa to Host the 10th Mr. Gay World Competition in Knysna

 

US Study Reveals One In Four LGB Teens Attempt Suicide

 

 

 

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