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montrealgazette.comworld2 hrs ago
Ukrainian Soldiers Join Kyiv Pride Parade Seeking Same-Sex Marriage Rights
Ukrainian soldiers and their partners joined Kyiv's Pride parade on June 22 to advocate for marriage and civil partnership rights. Npr reported the event in the capital city.
The Independentworld8 days ago
Tens of Thousands March in Bucharest and Sofia Pride Parades
LGBTQ+ supporters held annual Pride events in Romania and Bulgaria on June 13, 2026, while conservative groups staged counter-rallies in both capitals.
nippon.comworld15 days ago
Tokyo Rainbow Pride Draws 15,000 Marchers Amid Continued Lack of Same-Sex Marriage Recognition in Japan
About 15,000 people marched through central Tokyo on Saturday and Sunday despite rain. Organizers estimated total attendance at 274,000 across the two-day event.
nbcnews.compolitics19 days ago
Republican support for same-sex marriage falls to 37 percent in Gallup poll
A Gallup survey conducted in May 2026 found that 37 percent of Republicans say same-sex marriages should be valid under the law. Overall U.S. support stands at 65 percent, down from peaks near 70 percent earlier in the decade.
yahoo.compolitics22 days ago
Ghana Parliament Passes Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill
Ghana's parliament approved the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, which would punish identification as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer with up to three years in prison and create a duty to report such acts to police.
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Jewish LGBTQ Group Barred From Rome Pride Parade
Keshet Italia was excluded from the June 14, 2025 Rome Pride event after declining to join a statement condemning Israeli actions in Gaza. The organization called the decision antisemitic.
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yahoo.comfinance29 days ago
Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank Dies at 86
Barney Frank, who served more than three decades in the House, died this week. He was the first member of Congress to come out as gay and helped shape financial reforms after the 2008 crisis.
Fox Newspolitics32 days ago
Barney Frank, former Massachusetts congressman and gay rights advocate, dies at 86
Barney Frank, who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, died Tuesday at age 86. He was among the first openly gay members of Congress and helped lead financial reform legislation after the 2008 crisis.
Fox Newsworld32 days agoUpdated
Barney Frank, Former Massachusetts Congressman and Dodd-Frank Author, Dies at 86
Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic representative from Massachusetts who helped write major financial reforms and became the first sitting member of Congress to come out as gay, died Tuesday at age 86. He had been in hospice care in Maine for congestive heart failure.
New York Postpolitics32 days ago
Former Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank Dies at 86
Barney Frank, who represented Massachusetts in the House from 1981 to 2013, died Tuesday night at age 86 after a battle with congestive heart failure. He helped craft the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act following the 2008 financial crisis.
rnz.co.nzworld37 days ago
Australia and Denmark Advance to Eurovision 2026 Grand Final
Australian star Delta Goodrem and Danish singer Soren Torpegaard Lund advanced from the second semi-final on May 14, 2026, in Vienna. They join 23 other acts in Saturday's grand final of the 70th edition of the contest. The semi-final included a defense of Eurovision's support fo…
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azernews.azworld38 days ago
Warsaw Registers Poland's First Same-Sex Marriage
Warsaw registered its first same-sex marriage on Thursday after court rulings required recognition of unions entered abroad. The European Union's highest court ordered Poland in November to register such marriages from other EU countries. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his gover…
nypost.compolitics39 days ago
Jason Collins, NBA's First Openly Gay Player, Dies at 47 of Brain Cancer
Jason Collins, who became the first active openly gay player in a major U.S. professional sports league in 2013, has died at age 47 after battling stage 4 glioblastoma. Collins announced his diagnosis in December 2025 and underwent experimental treatments that briefly allowed him…
Statscience39 days ago
NYU Langone Receives Federal Grand Jury Subpoena for Pediatric Gender Care Records
NYU Langone Health disclosed last week that it received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Texas seeking records on minors who received gender-affirming care from 2020 to 2026. The request marks a shift from prior administrative subp…
valuewalk.comworld43 days ago
American Express Shareholders Reject Proposal Calling for Review of Gender-Affirming Care Coverage for Minors
Shareholders at the company's annual meeting voted overwhelmingly against a resolution seeking analysis of risks associated with covering gender-affirming care for minors. The American Express board had recommended voting against the measure, citing its existing risk review proce…
thehindu.comworld43 days ago
Ian McKellen Reveals Alec Guinness Urged Him to Avoid Gay Rights Campaigning in 1988
The 86-year-old actor revealed the 1989 lunch conversation while watching a new solo show that alludes to Guinness’s latent bisexuality. McKellen co-founded the LGBTQ+ lobby group Stonewall a year after coming out publicly in 1988. Guinness, who was married from 1938 until his de…
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newser.compolitics44 days ago
ALA Reports 4,235 Unique Books Challenged in 2025, Second-Highest Total on Record
The American Library Association documented a surge in challenges driven by activists and government officials, with nonfiction titles doubling in the latest school year according to PEN America. Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe ranked third on the most-challenged list after leading f…
The Guardianpolitics46 days ago
Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party Secures Supermajority in Hungarian Parliamentary Election
Péter Magyar’s opposition Tisza party secured a supermajority in the April 2026 parliamentary election, bringing an end to Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power. A post-election poll published on Thursday shows strong support among Tisza voters for ambitious climate policy and LGBTQ+…
Beyond silence / Wikimedia (Public domain)world62 days ago
EU Court Rules Hungary's 2021 Law Breaches Bloc's Fundamental Values
The European Court of Justice determined that Hungary's 2021 legislation infringes on EU rules, including Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union. The law, which bans the promotion of homosexuality to those under 18, was challenged by the European Commission, 16 member states,…
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EU Ministers Optimistic on €90bn Ukraine Loan After Hungarian Election Shift
EU foreign ministers expressed hope for approving a €90bn loan to Ukraine following the recent defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary's election. Positive decisions are expected as soon as Wednesday, amid prospects of resuming oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline. Discussions also c…
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Supreme Court to Hear Appeal in Colorado Preschool Funding Case Involving Religious Admissions Policy
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from Catholic preschools in Colorado barred from a state-funded universal preschool program due to their enrollment policies on gender and sexual orientation. The case, St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, centers on First Amendment fre…
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