Catalonia's Tough New Anti-LGBTI Law Takes Effect in 2026
Law 13/2025 updates a decade-old statute with fines up to €500,000, mandatory workplace protocols for larger companies, and LGBTI clauses written into public contracts.
Germany's Parliament Won't Fly the Rainbow Flag — and Has Pulled Out of Berlin Pride
Bundestag President Julia Klöckner has limited the Reichstag's rainbow flag to a single day a year and withdrawn the parliament's administration from Berlin's CSD. As Germany's Pride season opens, the fight has shifted from winning rights to defending them.
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Nepal Made History on Same-Sex Marriage — So Why Can't Married Couples Get Their Rights?
Nepal was the first country in South Asia to recognize same-sex marriage. Two years on, only a few dozen couples have registered, and the legal benefits of marriage remain out of reach. The Supreme Court heard arguments this spring on whether to finally close the gap.
New York Families Sue to Stop DOJ From Seizing Trans Youth's Medical Records
After a federal grand jury subpoena ordered NYU Langone to hand over the names and health records of trans youth, families and civil rights groups went to court — and bought time until June 24.
Sarajevo Pride Week Opens: 'All Colors Look Good on Us'
Bosnia's seventh Pride Week runs June 13–21 with film, drag, workshops and a citywide invitation to hang rainbow colors from your balcony — a quiet act of solidarity in a region facing rising extremism.
The State of LGBTQ+ Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2026
As Sarajevo Pride Week opens, Bosnia's queer community is marking real legal firsts and absorbing real setbacks in the same year. A look at where rights actually stand across the country's divided institutions — the progress, the rollbacks, and the gap between Sarajevo and Banja Luka.
The Classroom Front: How Italy, France and Germany Are Rolling Back Inclusive Education in 2026
Across Western Europe, the fight over LGBTQ+ rights has moved into schools. From cancelled diversity programmes in Italy to challenged equality curricula in France and Germany, a once-stable region is quietly importing an American culture-war playbook.
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All news →Catalonia's Tough New Anti-LGBTI Law Takes Effect in 2026
Law 13/2025 updates a decade-old statute with fines up to €500,000, mandatory workplace protocols for larger companies, and LGBTI clauses written into public contracts.
Nepal Made History on Same-Sex Marriage — So Why Can't Married Couples Get Their Rights?
Nepal was the first country in South Asia to recognize same-sex marriage. Two years on, only a few dozen couples have registered, and the legal benefits of marriage remain out of reach. The Supreme Court heard arguments this spring on whether to finally close the gap.
New York Families Sue to Stop DOJ From Seizing Trans Youth's Medical Records
After a federal grand jury subpoena ordered NYU Langone to hand over the names and health records of trans youth, families and civil rights groups went to court — and bought time until June 24.
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All travel →Sarajevo Pride Week Opens: 'All Colors Look Good on Us'
Bosnia's seventh Pride Week runs June 13–21 with film, drag, workshops and a citywide invitation to hang rainbow colors from your balcony — a quiet act of solidarity in a region facing rising extremism.
KyivPride Returns to the Streets This Month, in a Country Still at War
KyivPride has set its 2026 dates — Pride Park on June 14, the Equality March on June 21 — as the LGBTQ+ movement in wartime Ukraine becomes a statement of resilience as much as rights.
São Paulo Pride Turns 30 — The World's Largest Parade Returns to Avenida Paulista
On June 7, millions are expected to flood Avenida Paulista for the 30th edition of the Parada do Orgulho LGBT+, the Guinness-record-holding largest Pride event on the planet.
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Madonna Opened Pride Month Dangling Over Times Square, Because Of Course She Did
At a surprise Grindr-hosted Pride concert in Times Square, Madonna previewed her upcoming album Confessions II — and gave fans a collective heart attack by swinging a leg over the stage barrier.
Apple TV's 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed' Premieres Today — Murray Bartlett and Brandon Flynn Anchor a Cam-Boy Thriller With Real Queer Bones
The Tatiana Maslany–led dark comedy from David J. Rosen drops its first two episodes on Apple TV today, May 20. Two openly queer leading men — Murray Bartlett and Brandon Flynn — are doing some of the most interesting work in their careers, and the show is treating sex work like a job rather than a punchline.
Bulgaria Just Won Eurovision. Now Sofia Hosts in 2027 — and That's Complicated for Queer Fans
Dara's 'Bangaranga' gave Bulgaria its first-ever Eurovision win on Saturday in Vienna. The 2027 contest will head to Sofia — a city in a country ranked 40th of 49 on Europe's Rainbow Map and where an anti-LGBT 'propaganda' law is still on the books.