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French PM Announces the Creation of New LGBTQ+ Ambassador Job
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Thursday announced the creation of a new position of ambassador for LGBTQ rights in efforts to fight discrimination across the world.
Volodymyr Zelensky Responds to Legalizing Same-Sex Marriages in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky considers legalizing same-sex marriages in Ukraine. He vowed that the government will take up the issue as part of "establishing and ensuring human rights and freedoms."
Watch: Out Aussie Pol Stands Up for LGBTQ+ Youth in Emotional Speech
Ads on Grindr helped him win his campaign; now Stephen Bates is speaking up about his traumatic years as a gay youth, and vowing to be the role model he once wished for.
Watch: Colombians Kiss in Park in Protest After Gay Couple Accosted
After a group of women accosted a gay couple for kissing in a park in Bogotá, Colombia, other same-sex couples came out to stage a kiss-a-thon in the same park in protest.
Griner's Trail Resumes Amid Intensified Diplomacy
Out WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner will return to court on Tuesday, a month after the beginning of the trial in which she could face 10 years in prison if convicted.
WHO Chief Advises Reducing Sex Partners to Avoid Monkeypox
The head of the W.H.O. advised men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider reducing their sexual partners "for the moment" following the U.N. health agency declaring the escalating outbreaks in multiple countries to be a global emergency.
In Rare Contact, US Offers Russia Deal for Out WNBA Star Brittney Griner, Whelan
The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
WNBA's Griner Says Poor Translation Clouded Arrest in Russia
American basketball star Brittney Griner testified at her drug trial in Russia that a language interpreter translated only a fraction of what was said during her questioning and officials instructed her to sign documents without providing an explanation.
A Late US Monkeypox Response Caused Thousands of Vaccines to be Stranded
As monkeypox infection rates climbed in New York City, some 300,000 doses of the vaccine owned by the United States sat in a facility in Denmark.
Watch: Russia's State TV Claims the West will 'Run Out of People' Thanks to LGBTQ+ Citizens
A commentator on Russian state-run TV came up with a novel theory: As LGBTQ+ citizens gain their rights in Western countries, those nations will simply disappear because they will no longer repopulate.
2 Apparent Homophobic Attacks Reported after Berlin Pride
Two apparent homophobic attacks were reported following Berlin's annual pro-LGBTQ Christopher Street Day celebration on Saturday, police said Sunday.
150,000 People March for LGBTQ+ Rights in Berlin
Draped in rainbow flags and touting signs, around 150,000 people marched for LGBTQ rights Saturday at Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day celebration, celebrating this year's parade theme "United in Love."
Backlash After Quebec Nightclub Tosses Patrons Who were 'Too Homosexual'
A popular night spot in Quebec sparked a backlash when one of its employees asked a group of friends to leave because they were "too homosexual."
UN Health Agency Chief Declares Monkeypox a Global Emergency
The chief of the World Health Organization said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.
Protest Held at Uffizi's 'Spring' but Painting Not Damaged
Italian environmental activists glued their hands Friday to the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli's painting "Spring" in the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, police said. The museum said thanks to the glass, which was installed as a precaution.
WHO Again Considers Declaring Monkeypox a Global Emergency
As the World Health Organization's emergency committee convenes Thursday to consider for the second time within weeks whether to declare monkeypox a global crisis.
UK Buys More Vaccines for Monkeypox as Cases Top 2,100
British has bought another 100,000 doses of vaccine to stop monkeypox as the number of cases across the country has risen to more than 2,130, the majority of them in London, officials said Tuesday.
Russian Parliament Moves to Expand 'Gay Propaganda' Law
Russia's parliament moved Monday to tighten already-stringent restrictions on the discussion of LGBTQ rights and relationships.
Lebanon LGBTQ + Community Suffers Setback Amid Wider Clampdown
The setback is part of a broader clampdown on marginalized groups and freedoms that activists say aims to distract the public from Lebanon's spiraling economic and financial crisis.
'Those People': French Minister's LGBTQ Remarks Spark Anger
Pressure is mounting on a French government minister to quit over comments stigmatizing homosexuality and LGBTQ people, in the latest challenge to President Emmanuel Macron's leadership.