What It's Like Being Gay in Albania
We've lived in Tirana on and off since 2022, and spent time in Sarandë and Durrës too. Here's our honest answer to the question we get asked most: is Albania actually safe for a gay couple?
Jason Collins, the NBA's First Openly Gay Player, Dies at 47
Collins came out in a 2013 Sports Illustrated essay and kept playing — a quiet, deliberate act of courage that changed what was possible for gay athletes in men's pro sports. He died this week after an eight-month fight with brain cancer.
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Pride in an AfD Stronghold: Zwickau Holds Its CSD Anyway
Zwickau's Christopher Street Day march this weekend runs straight through a district represented by the far-right AfD at every level of government — organizers say that's exactly why it has to happen.
Appeals Court Sides With DOJ in Fight Over Trans Youth Medical Records
A divided Ninth Circuit panel ruled the Trump administration can enforce a subpoena for a telehealth provider's patient records, rejecting a lower court's finding that the investigation was launched in bad faith.
Romania's Far Right Just Accidentally Made the Case for Civil Partnerships
A new anti-corruption law requires politicians' 'civil partners' to disclose their assets — despite Romania having no legal definition of a civil partnership. LGBTQ+ groups are using the irony to push Parliament toward a real law this September.
Russia's Largest LGBTQ+ Rights Group Shuts Down After 'Terrorist' Designation
The Russian LGBT Network, founded in 2006 and best known for rescuing gay men from Chechnya's purges, is dissolving after a court branded it an extremist organization — one of nine such rulings against LGBTQ+ groups this year alone.
Canada Just Unveiled a National Monument to the LGBTQ+ People Its Own Government Purged
Thunderhead, a monument on Parliament Hill honoring survivors of Canada's decades-long LGBT Purge, was officially unveiled in Ottawa on August 21 — funded by the settlement of the lawsuit victims filed against their own government.
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Zwickau's Christopher Street Day march this weekend runs straight through a district represented by the far-right AfD at every level of government — organizers say that's exactly why it has to happen.
Appeals Court Sides With DOJ in Fight Over Trans Youth Medical Records
A divided Ninth Circuit panel ruled the Trump administration can enforce a subpoena for a telehealth provider's patient records, rejecting a lower court's finding that the investigation was launched in bad faith.
Romania's Far Right Just Accidentally Made the Case for Civil Partnerships
A new anti-corruption law requires politicians' 'civil partners' to disclose their assets — despite Romania having no legal definition of a civil partnership. LGBTQ+ groups are using the irony to push Parliament toward a real law this September.
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LGBTQ+ Travel Guide to Nicosia, Cyprus: Where the Island's Queer Scene Actually Lives
We kept promising a proper Nicosia guide after our Larnaca writeup — here's our honest take on Cyprus's divided capital, its small but real gay nightlife, and what to know before you visit.
Torre del Lago: The Gay Beach Town Hiding Inside Viareggio
A day trip from Florence turned into one of our favorite stretches of the Tuscan coast — Torre del Lago has been a queer gathering spot since the 1970s, and it still shows.
Belgrade Pride Turns 25 This Year — Here's What to Know Before the March
Serbia's Pride Week runs August 31 to September 6, ending in a Saturday march whose route had to be redrawn this year. A look at what's changed, what hasn't, and what to expect if you're going.
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Dolly Parton, Who Told Us We Belonged Long Before It Was Easy, Has Died at 80
The Queen of Country Music died Tuesday in Nashville after a brief battle with cancer. For decades, she used her platform to tell LGBTQ+ people they belonged — and meant it.
Cyprus's Only LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Returns to Nicosia for Its Seventh Year
Queer Wave 2026 runs September 18-27 at NiMAC, bringing ten days of queer cinema, performance and community events to a country still building out its LGBTQ+ rights framework.
Sam Smith Is Engaged to Fashion Designer Christian Cowan
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.