The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday that it was rescinding what it categorised as ” inappropriate, overly broad waivers issued by the prior Administration.” States and child welfare agencies – including States and organizations that did…
For the first time, more than 100 cities across the U.S. have earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Municipal Equality Index, which rates municipal policies, laws, and services that affect LGBTQ+ people. The exact number is…
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled a law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman in the country is constitutional. The Foundation for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Rights and Justice, a Thai advocacy group, filed a lawsuit…
LGBTQ people in rural places and small towns are often ignored in the larger conversation surrounding queer life and culture. Even with these omissions, Pride celebrations in those locations are sweeping the nation, often encountering initial resistance…
President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated the Manhattan federal judge overseeing the sex abuse trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and a Memphis litigator at the law firm Butler Snow to serve as federal appellate court judges. The announcement came…
Same-sex couples can wed in Switzerland from July 1 next year, the government said on Wednesday, enacting the results of a groundbreaking referendum on the issue in September. Voters approved the “Marriage for All” initiative by a nearly two-thirds majority, making Switzerland…
Library officials and activists in a small Pennsylvania town have successfully fought back against homophobic politicians who sought to punish the library for letting an LGBTQ+ group meet there. The Fulton County Library in McConnellsburg, located in the south-central part…
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