The Belfast-born, openly lesbian Labour politician defeated Reform UK's Sian Astley to succeed Andy Burnham, who left the role after becoming UK Prime Minister.
A new Health Ministry clinical guideline sets out the first formal framework for trans hormone treatment in Albania. Muslim and Christian leaders are calling it a moral threat; the government calls it overdue clinical guidance.
Two weeks of WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 come to an end tonight with a free closing concert headlined by Olly Alexander, Lion Babe and The Blessed Madonna after a march from Martin Luther King Park.
Two married couples say casino security filmed rather than intervened as a man beat them with anti-gay slurs outside MGM Grand Detroit. More than a year later, they're suing the casino as their attacker serves probation.
A man in his 30s died after reportedly being lured to a meeting via a dating app and beaten near a tourist landmark in Bulgaria's second city. Police are investigating whether the attack was motivated by homophobia.
Senegal's Constitutional Council struck down a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage that had passed the National Assembly unanimously — on a technicality that has nothing to do with LGBTQ+ rights.
Albania provisionally closed three EU negotiating chapters in mid-July, a real milestone in its accession process. The chapter that actually scores LGBTQ+ rights — Fundamentals — is still open, and still the one to watch.
A new Health Ministry clinical guideline sets out the first formal framework for trans hormone treatment in Albania. Muslim and Christian leaders are calling it a moral threat; the government calls it overdue clinical guidance.
Two married couples say casino security filmed rather than intervened as a man beat them with anti-gay slurs outside MGM Grand Detroit. More than a year later, they're suing the casino as their attacker serves probation.
A man in his 30s died after reportedly being lured to a meeting via a dating app and beaten near a tourist landmark in Bulgaria's second city. Police are investigating whether the attack was motivated by homophobia.
Two weeks of WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 come to an end tonight with a free closing concert headlined by Olly Alexander, Lion Babe and The Blessed Madonna after a march from Martin Luther King Park.
Antwerp's five-day Pride festival opens this week under the theme 'Fearless,' a direct response to rising anti-LGBTQ+ pressure both abroad and, increasingly, at home in Belgium.
Central Europe's largest LGBTQ+ festival runs through Sunday in Prague, with roughly 200 events building toward Saturday's parade — a rare bright spot in a region where legal progress has been slow and uneven.
The Grammy-winning singer confirmed the engagement to The New York Times, three years into a relationship that's already inspired a Met Gala look and an entire album.
For the first time in 52 years, women are playing professional baseball in the US. Nearly a third of the inaugural roster is openly LGBTQ+, and that's not a footnote — it's the culture of the sport.
GLAAD's newly rebranded 'Where We Are in Film' study finds queer representation in major studio releases falling for the third straight year, dropping to 20.4% of films. The trans erasure is total.
