Same-sex activity has been legal since 1996, but North Macedonia still recognises no partnerships, has no working gender-recognition procedure, and is ignoring a binding European court ruling. With Skopje Pride set for June 27 and EU accession in play, here is where things actually stand.
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.
Southeast Asia's first marriage-equality law has been in force since January 2025. The early numbers are striking — tens of thousands of couples married, a tenth of all marriages — and a reminder that this Pride season is not only about defending ground, but celebrating it.
The EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tivat put Montenegro and Albania on a fast track to membership. Enlargement is also one of the strongest levers LGBTQ+ rights have in the region.
France is often assumed to be a Western European leader on LGBTQ+ rights. The 2026 picture is more complicated: real legal protections alongside a documented surge in anti-LGBTQ+ offences.
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.
A divided D.C. Circuit panel ruled on the first day of Pride Month that the Pentagon's ban on transgender service likely violates equal protection — and blocked the removal of the troops who sued.
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.
Southeast Asia's first marriage-equality law has been in force since January 2025. The early numbers are striking — tens of thousands of couples married, a tenth of all marriages — and a reminder that this Pride season is not only about defending ground, but celebrating it.
The EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tivat put Montenegro and Albania on a fast track to membership. Enlargement is also one of the strongest levers LGBTQ+ rights have in the region.
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.
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.
We spent a winter living in Albania's ancient port city. Here's our honest guide to Durrës for queer remote workers — costs, safety, where to live, and why it works best as Tirana's quieter coastal neighbor.
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.
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.
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.
