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Russian Court Outlaws Top LGBTQ+ Rights Group as 'Extremist'
A Russian court on Monday labeled the country's top LGBTQ+ rights group as "extremist," a move that outlaws the organization and paves the way to prosecute its supporters. Russia has for years targeted LGBTQ+ organizations but has become even more hostile since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, massively accelerating the country's hardline conservative turn. On Monday, a court in St. Petersburg ruled in favor of a case brought by the Russian Justice Ministry to brand the Russian LGBT Network — a top LGBTQ+ rights nonprofit — "extremist." "The public movement has been designated as an extremist organization, and its activities are banned in Russia," the court's press service said on Telegram. The hearing was held behind closed doors. The designation could mean anybody associated with the group risks years behind bars for supporting an extremist organization — akin to terrorism charges under Russia's Criminal Code. Amnesty International in February slammed the Justice Ministry's move to seek the label. "This move reflects a deliberate strategy by the Kremlin to legitimize and weaponize homophobia in its assault on dissent and equality," said Marie Struthers, Amnesty International's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director. Russian President Vladimir Putin has for years...
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April 28, 2026 at 12:43 PM
An LGBTQ Rights World Cup Stunt Revealed the Cracks in SF's Queer Movement
On June 13, at Qatar’s World Cup match in Santa Clara, California, Dr. Nas Mohamed — a physician and the first openly gay Qatari to seek asylum in the U.S. after fleeing state persecution –– stood in the stands alongside California State Sen. Scott Wiener. That day, the two posted a joint statement to Instagram, calling on FIFA and sponsors to “stop looking away” from the persecution of LGBTQ people around the globe. The statement did not name Qatar or a single sponsor, and did not include a concrete demand. Philosopher Judith Butler, whose foundational work on performativity underlies much of contemporary LGBTQIA2S theory, was direct when asked about the action, saying: “‘To address’ an issue is not the same as naming and condemning that issue: it is a non-committal obfuscation, but not a performative speech act, strictly speaking … What you are describing is a non-committal gesture, the agreement to talk about something in vague terms.” For six days after the match, U.S. and global media remained silent on the “gesture.” “The disconnect with the media is intense,” Mohamed told me. “Arabic coverage is none, like none of this ever happened.” Yet where the statement failed to land, the...
truthout.org
July 12, 2026 at 12:09 AM
'We're modern people' - Zelensky backs open discussion of LGBTQ+ rights in Ukraine
There should be open public discussion about the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 11, in a rare reference to the topic. Zelensky's comment came during a cultural event in Kyiv, as legislative efforts to advance LGBTQ+ rights in Ukraine continue to face slow progress, despite growing public support in recent years. Oleksandr Demenko, a veteran and head of an LGBTQ+ military and veterans NGO asked the president whether Ukraine needs cultural products that "normalize LGBTQ+ topic" and help increase public tolerance in the country. "I believe that everything should be discussed openly with society, and that is completely normal," Zelensky replied. "We are all here together, we are defending the state, we are the same and we have absolutely the same rights, regardless of any prejudices held by people from the 15th century. We are modern people," the president added. While public support for LGBTQ+ rights in Ukraine has increased, the community continues to face frequent threats and violence, particularly from far-right groups. A 2024 poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found that over 70% of Ukrainians believe LGBTQ+ people should have the same rights as others. Since the beginning...
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June 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
How the US Supreme Court's Conservative Turn Is Reshaping LGBTQ+ Rights Jurisprudence in America
In January 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States concluded oral arguments in two closely watched cases — West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Hecox v. Little — with judgments expected in the coming months. At issue in both cases was whether state laws that barred transgender athletes from participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Together, these cases are poised to have far-reaching consequences for the future of girls’ and women’s sports in the United States. Both these cases also come in the heels of a more recent Supreme Court decision that upheld a Tennessee law that banned puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors. In that case (United States v. Skrmetti, 2025), the Court held that the law did not violate the Equal Protection Clause and followed a now-familiar pattern: the verdict was delivered along a six–three ideological split, with all three Democratic appointees in dissent and the Court’s six Republican appointees forming the majority. The Court’s ideological divide Much has already been said about the Supreme Court’s ideological divide — a divide that long predates the present moment...
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February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
New Trump admin reports says LGBTQ+ rights supporters more likely to be terrorists
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services released a 20-page pseudoscientific report entitled, “Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology?” The report concludes that “gender ideology is associated with left-wing authoritarianism and willingness to justify political violence,” but its methodology and creation both align with the Trump administration’s general anti-trans crusade. Right-wing media outlets — like The New York Post, The Daily Caller, Blaze Media, and The Washington Examiner — are already citing the report to paint trans people and their allies as potentially violent. The report is just the administration’s latest move in creating justifications to surveil and prosecute LGBTQ+ and allied groups that regularly challenge the president’s relentlessly anti-democratic and unconstitutional actions. The report surveyed 1,208 US adults, only 1.1% of whom identified as transgender/nonbinary and 55% of whom identified as Democrat-leaning. Seeing as other recent surveys showed an estimated 29% of US adults self-identifying as Democratic, the small pool of respondents in this recent report isn’t a nationally representative sample. The report’s authors invented a “Clinical Gender Affirmation Scale” (CGAS) to measure respondents’ support of trans people. The CGAS asked respondents whether they agreed with five statements affirming the importance...
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August 27, 2026 at 10:51 PM
A Turkish port denied entry to an LGBTQI+-focused cruise ship following pressure from local media and officials. This marks the company's first such incident in 36 years. #LGBTQRight #News
Der Anbieter sagt, das sei der erste derartige Vorfall in der 36-jährigen Unternehmensgeschichte.
A Turkish port denied entry to an LGBTQI+-focused cruise ship following pressure from local media an...
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July 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A passionate resident urges Cathedral City Council to step up its visibility and responsiveness amid rising safety concerns, particularly for the LGBTQ community.

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Cathedral City Council hears urgent public call for increased safety and visibility
Public speaker urges Cathedral City Council to address community safety concerns and visibility.
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February 16, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Ukraine's Parliament Is Pulling Back on LGBTQ Rights as Courts and Citizens Move Forward
After many years, Ukraine’s Supreme Court did what the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian Parliament) has failed to do. On Feb. 25, it recognised two men in a long-term relationship as a “family” in the eyes of the law. Two months later, on April 28, the parliament voted 254 to 2 to advance a civil code that could make future judicial recognition of same-sex couples impossible. That tension defines the current legal status of LGBTQ+ Ukrainians. The courts are slowly catching up to the lives of the country’s citizens, but the legislature seems determined to push those citizens back outside the law. The legislature is putting Ukraine at odds with its European Union accession commitments, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Ukrainian public itself. Article 51 of the 1996 Constitution defines marriage as between “a woman and a man.” It does not recognise civil partnership or any registered union for same-sex couples. The only path to recognition is through the courts. “If we talk about a heterosexual couple, they may meet, immediately apply to register their marriage, and they are considered married,” Vasyl Malikov, a Kharkiv-based LGBTQ+ activist and head of the NGO Spectrum, explained in an interview with...
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May 22, 2026 at 4:39 PM
New Hungarian PM's voters want action on climate and LGBTQ+ rights, poll finds
More than three-quarters of Hungarians who voted for Péter Magyar in last month’s election want his government to do more to address the climate crisis, and more than 70% want him to protect LGBTQ+ rights, a poll has found. Magyar’s opposition Tisza party won a supermajority in the vote, bringing an end to Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power. The new prime minister will be sworn in on Saturday, weeks after the results set off celebrations in Budapest and Brussels. Magyar, a former member of Orbán’s populist rightwing Fidesz party, has a conservative background and avoided any pronouncements on progressive issues on the campaign trail, possibly for fear of providing fodder for the estimated 80% of Hungary’s media that is controlled by Fidesz loyalists. However, a poll carried out in the days after the election and published on Thursday suggests that Tisza’s voter base leans progressive, hinting at the conflicting pressures facing the new government. About 77% of Tisza voters polled said they supported an ambitious climate policy, while 71% supported, or somewhat supported, the new government protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ people, an area that experienced dramatic rollbacks under Orbán. Pawel Zerka of the European Council on Foreign Relations,...
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May 7, 2026 at 4:26 AM