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A Top Court in the Dominican Republic Deliberates Anti-Sodomy Laws Targeting Police and Military
A top court in the Dominican Republic has agreed to review a challenge to laws dating from the last century that criminalize gay sex involving members of the army and police force.
France's New Prime Minister Twice Voted Against Gay Rights, and Critics Won't Let Him Forget It
Back in 1981 Michel Barnier, then 30, joined more than 150 conservatives in the National Assembly to vote against a law decriminalizing young homosexuals.
EU Ministers Take a Public Swipe at Hungary over Homophobic, Anti-Democratic Stances
Senior government ministers from Ireland, Luxembourg and Belgium raised questions about whether Prime Minister Vitkor Orbán's stridently nationalist cabinet respects European Union values.
January 6 Crimes Did Happen — Court Cases, Video and Thousands of Pages of Evidence Prove It
Day after day, judges and jurors silently absorb the chilling sights and sounds from television screens of rioters beating police, shattering windows and hunting for lawmakers as democracy lay under siege.
WHO and Africa CDC Launch a Response Plan to the Mpox Outbreak
The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox.
Resources are Out there for LGBTQ+ Travelers Looking to Stay Safe
Do LGBTQ+ tourists have a green book-like system for staying safe while traveling in these politically precarious times? They don't have one. They have many.
Michigan Judge Loses Docket after She's Recorded Insulting Gay People and Black People
A suburban Detroit judge is no longer handling cases after a court official turned over recordings of her making anti-gay insults and referring to Black people as lazy.
The Director of the Paralympic Closing Ceremony Wants to Turn the Stade de France into a Dance Floor
The final act of the Paralympics in Paris will be a giant dance party.
Investigators Say Wisconsin Inmate Killed his Cellmate for Being Black and Gay
An inmate doing time at a maximum security prison in Wisconsin for trying to kill his mother strangled his cellmate for being Black and gay, investigators said.
A Christian School Appeals its Ban on Competing after it Objected to a Transgender Player
A Vermont Christian school barred from participating in the state sports league after it withdrew its high school girls basketball team from a playoff game because a trans student was playing on the opposing team took its case to a federal appeals court.
A Transgender Teen in Massachusetts Says Other High Schoolers Beat Him at a Party
A transgender teenager from Massachusetts is recovering after allegedly being punched, kicked and stomped upon by other high schoolers at a party.
Iran Summons Australian Envoy over LGBTQ+ Celebration in Tehran Embassy
Iran on Tuesday summoned the Australian ambassador in Iran over the publication of photos from a celebration in the embassy to mark Australia's LGBTQ national day on Sept. 1, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
Italian Transgender Runner Fails to Reach 400m Final at Paralympics
Italian transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo failed to reach the final of the women's T12 400 meters for visually impaired runners after finishing third in her semifinal at the Paralympic Games on Monday.
AI May Not Steal Many Jobs After All. It May Just Make Workers More Efficient
Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is.
Titanic Expedition Yields Lost Bronze Statue, High-Resolution Photos and Other Discoveries
A bronze statue from the Titanic — not seen in decades and feared to be lost for good — is among the discoveries made by the company with salvage rights to the wreck site on its first expedition there in many years.
Harris Tells Black Church Group 'We Are Not Going Back' on Same Day they Reject Same-Sex Marriage
In a campaign stop this past week, Kamala Harris assured attendees of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church that she would move the country forward on the same day the group refused to change their stance against same-sex marriage.
GOP Nominee for Governor in North Carolina Has a History of Inflammatory Words. It Could Cost Trump
Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has a history of inflammatory comments that his opponent, Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, has said makes him too extreme to lead North Carolina.
Trump Questions Acceptance of Transgender People as He Courts his Base at Moms for Liberty Gathering
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump lamented the growing acceptance of transgender Americans Friday in an appearance at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty.
New Hampshire's Highest Court Upholds Policy Supporting Transgender Students' Privacy
The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a school district's policy Friday that aims to support the privacy of transgender students, ruling that a mother who challenged it failed to show it infringed on a fundamental parenting right.
11th Circuit Allows Alabama to Enforce its Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
A divided federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a decision allowing Alabama to enforce its ban on treating transgender minors with puberty blockers and hormones.