A homophobic outburst on live Albanian television this Pride season landed on top of a real legal debate: whether the law should say 'parent' instead of 'mother' and 'father' — and whether same-sex families finally get recognized at all.
MADO kicks off June 25 in Chueca and builds toward Europe's largest Pride march on July 4 — staged in the country that just topped the Rainbow Map, and just as Spain reckons with a surge in anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime.
With the Supreme Court mostly siding with the administration, the real action on US transgender rights has moved to the lower courts — injunctions over prison healthcare and a class action over who gets to see trans kids' medical records.
In February, Brazil's top court threw out two more local laws criminalizing inclusive language in schools. It's the latest round in a tug-of-war between a pro-rights judiciary and a conservative legislature.
Ireland's capital closes out a five-day festival with its 52nd Pride parade on June 27, led by author and activist Philippa Ryder. The theme insists on a community held together by difference, not despite it.
Croatia's most famous walled city is gorgeous, crowded, and quietly more welcoming than its conservative reputation suggests. Here's an honest read on safety, where the community gathers, and the legal backdrop for couples in 2026.
Catalonia has overhauled its decade-old LGBTI protections with a tougher law that reaches into workplaces and public contracts, adds real teeth for trans and intersex people, and sets penalties running into the hundreds of thousands of euros. It comes into force in 2026.
With the Supreme Court mostly siding with the administration, the real action on US transgender rights has moved to the lower courts — injunctions over prison healthcare and a class action over who gets to see trans kids' medical records.
In February, Brazil's top court threw out two more local laws criminalizing inclusive language in schools. It's the latest round in a tug-of-war between a pro-rights judiciary and a conservative legislature.
Catalonia has overhauled its decade-old LGBTI protections with a tougher law that reaches into workplaces and public contracts, adds real teeth for trans and intersex people, and sets penalties running into the hundreds of thousands of euros. It comes into force in 2026.
MADO kicks off June 25 in Chueca and builds toward Europe's largest Pride march on July 4 — staged in the country that just topped the Rainbow Map, and just as Spain reckons with a surge in anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime.
Ireland's capital closes out a five-day festival with its 52nd Pride parade on June 27, led by author and activist Philippa Ryder. The theme insists on a community held together by difference, not despite it.
Croatia's most famous walled city is gorgeous, crowded, and quietly more welcoming than its conservative reputation suggests. Here's an honest read on safety, where the community gathers, and the legal backdrop for couples in 2026.
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.
