Category: LGBTQ+

How Trans Healthcare in Greece is Pushed Outside the System

A trans woman in Athens shares her story and provides a brief view into the barriers that exist in the medical system and one that cannot be told without acknowledging the broader climate in which trans lives in Greece are lived.

Supreme Court Hears Gender-Affirming Care Case

Washington, D.C. — Transgender advocates converged at the Supreme Court for the oral arguments of U.S. vs Skrmetti, a case that will decide the fate of access to gender-affirming care for trans minors.

Unicorn Riot was on the ground covering a rally near the U.S.…

Utah Passes Anti-Trans ‘Bathroom Bill’ Amid Strong Outcry

Hundreds gathered on the steps of the Utah State Capitol in late January to show support for queer and trans residents while the majority of legislators voted in favor of HB257, a bill crafted to exclude trans people from government-owned sex-designated "privacy spaces" such as bathrooms and locker rooms.

Queer Migrants Find Shelter and Community in Tijuana Collective House

Tijuana, Mexico — As the Biden administration continues in Trump’s footsteps — constructing a 30-foot-tall border wall along the Tijuana/San Diego border and imposing new barriers to seeking asylum in the United States — many activists in Tijuana have continued the quiet, daily work of…

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Uganda’s Death Sentence on its LGBTI+ Communities

For the first time since 2005, a man may be sentenced to death in Uganda. Uganda has recently joined eleven other nations that retain the death penalty for same-sex relations. Despite some marked progress in Africa around its treatment of LGBTQ+ people over the past few decades, this is a staggering setback.

‘Marielle, Presente’ – March Marks Feminist Struggles in Brazil

International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8, is an historic date that seeks to highlight the importance of women’s struggle for gender equality all around the world. In Brazil, the date is celebrated annually with actions that aim to remember the social, political and…

Jordan Peterson’s Visit to Minneapolis Draws Criticism

Minneapolis, MN – Canadian psychologist and celebrated right-wing author Jordan B. Peterson is set to be in Minneapolis speaking at the State Theatre on Feb. 7 and 8 for performances on a book tour. While his broader white male audience may call Peterson a motivational…

Jackson Heights NYC Drag Story Hour Draws Defenders, Homophobes

Queens, NY – On Dec. 29, 2022, hundreds of New Yorkers gathered outside the Jackson Heights Public Library in Queens, where a drag story hour was taking place. On one side were roughly 40 people protesting the event, including Proud Boys, neo-Nazis, anti-vaccine activists, and…

Anti-LGBTQ Far-Right Continues Harassing Santee YMCA

[UPDATE: On January 23 news broke that Joshua Cantor, the owner of Evolve Custom Automotive Restoration in Santee, CA, was arrested and charged with grooming and sexually assaulting two underage girls. Cantor previously hosted Mike Forzano’s group Exiled Patriots at his business for a June…

GOP Politicians Join White Supremacists at YMCA Hate Rally in Santee

Santee, CA – On Wednesday in suburban San Diego County, Republican officials promoted an apparent hoax falsely painting transgender people as violent predators. Among their supporters were clearly identifiable Proud Boys and at least one man with Nazi imagery tattooed on his head.

A 17-year-old…

Queer Colorado Community Responds to Club Q Shooting

Colorado Springs, CO – In the days since the Nov. 19 shooting at Club Q that left five dead and 25 more injured, the local queer community and their allies have been commemorating the lives lost and comforting those affected. Billed as an all-inclusive nightclub,…

Noisy Philly Counter-Demo Challenges ‘TERFs’ at Independence Hall

Philadelphia, PA – On Sunday, November 13, 100+ counter-demonstrators tried to drown out about 30 protesters who were demonstrating against transgender people’s access to medical transitions, recognition of chosen gender and other rights near Independence Hall. The counter-demo side characterized them as “TERFs” or ‘Trans-Exclusionary…

Richmond Abortion Rights Rally Highlights Intersections of SCOTUS Ruling

Richmond, VA – On July 8, hundreds gathered in Monroe Park of Richmond, Virginia for an abortion rights protest organized by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia, ACLU Virginia, and Progress Virginia.

Lucy Hartman, organizing director for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia, said that plans for…

Two Patriot Front Members Charged For Defacing Gay Pride Mural

Olympia, WA – Two members of the neo-nazi group Patriot Front face new misdemeanor charges stemming from the destruction of a gay pride mural last October.

Colton Michael Brown, 23, and Spencer Thomas Simpson, 20, both face charges of Aiding & Abetting or ‘Complicity With’…

The End of Federal Abortion Protections Isn’t the End of Abortion Access

Washington, D.C. – For the first time in United States history, the Supreme Court has revoked an individual constitutional right — repealing Roe v. Wade and cutting off federal abortion protections. As Kristin Hady with Abortion Access Front put it, Roe is “just the first…

Athens Police Acquitted in Death of Queer Activist Zak Kostopoulos/Zackie Oh

Athens, Greece – After seven months and 18 hearings, the trial for the public murder of 33-year-old Zak (Zacharias) Kostopoulos in the center of Athens, was completed in early May 2022. On September 21, 2018, Kostopoulos was killed from an altercation with two shopkeepers, nine…