Malta

Malta has registered as the safest and welcoming European nation for LGBTQ people in the latest Rainbow Europe study for 2022.

Lesbian Visibility Week 2022

Starting from the 25th of April to the 1st of May is Lesbian Visibility Week. Running for almost 3 years, the event is to celebrate, raise awareness of, and show solidarity with lesbians.

The lesbian heroes of the 80s AIDS Crisis

Back in 1981, the world was hit by the first reported cases of HIV and AIDS. Rampant misinformation on how the virus was transmitted created a hostile environment at the time for all patients, but especially gay and bisexual men, who were marked as the face of the disease.

US adults with LGBT child

Majority of US adults are okay if their offspring are lesbian, gay, or bisexual, as reported in a poll of The Trevor Project.

US LGBT identification

US LGBT identification among adults has increased to a new high of 7.1 percent, double since 2012 when polling service Gallup first measured it.

Lesbian couple and cats

The cats of a lesbian couple have taken over the Internet the past few weeks, and it was all due to a Vitamix cardboard box.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

With the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu last December 26 at age 90, many remember his defense of LGBTQ rights.

US LGBTQ population

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation reported that the US LGBTQ population is now estimated to reach at least 20 million adults.

Transgender people

Human Rights Campaign declared the year 2021 as the deadliest yet on record for transgender people with 50 shot dead or died by violent means.

World Pride 2025 Taiwan

Taiwan has been chosen by InterPride, the coalition of LGBTQ Pride organizations, as the host for the World Pride 2025 over Washington, DC.

Taiwan Pride 2020

Like the rest of the LGBTQ communities around the world, the Taiwan Pride parade will be held online this year because of COVID-19.

Lesbian gamers

LGBTQ players-- especially lesbian gamers-- are decrying how they're being treated badly by the streaming platform Twitch.

Rainbow Honor Walk

The Rainbow Honor Walk in San Francisco’s renowned Castro neighborhood is set to honor lesbian and civil rights activist Phyllis Lyon.

The Lesbian Bar Project

A New York-based group called the Lesbian Bar Project is working to save the country's remaining lesbian bars in the wake of the pandemic.

Sally Miller Gearheart

A leading light of the LGBTQ community and renowned lesbian activist and educator, Sally Miller Gearhart has died at 90 years old on July 14.

Kamala Harris at Pride

Vice President Kamala Harris has become the first sitting vice president to attend a Pride March after making a surprise visit to the Capitol Pride Walk.

Kay Tobin Lahusen

Pioneer rights advocate Kay Tobin Lahusen, who captured the LGBTQ movement's early days with her camera, has died at the age of 91.

NYC Pride ban

Heritage of Pride, the organizer of the Pride events in New York City, has banned law enforcement groups from participating in the NYC Pride.

Rainbow Disney collection

Disney has released their brand new Rainbow Disney collection in time for Pride Month 2021. But some think it's all about capitalism.

Henrietta Hudson

Despite the pandemic, New York city's longest-standing gay bar, Henrietta Hudson, is reopening after shutting down last year.

Lesbian prom king and queen

A lesbian prom king and queen were selected in Kings High School in Kings Mill, Ohio, the first time an LGBTQ couple was selected in this district.

Rochelle Hager

A rising star of the LGBT community, Rochelle Hager was killed in a freak accident in Farmington, Maine on Monday, March 29.

Rachel Levine

Dr. Rachel Levine has been confirmed in a historic vote by the US Senate as assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services.

Pantene ad

A Pantene ad for their hair shampoo has shown what an LGBTQ family could like with two lesbian moms taking care of a transgender child.

Ivy Bottini

The LGBTQ community has come together to remember iconic lesbian activist and feminist Ivy Bottini, who recently died at the age of 94.

Florida

The state of Florida, particularly the cities of Orlando and Miami, has the highest concentration of gay and lesbian coupled households in the country.

LGBT Americans

A Gallup poll recorded there are more LGBT Americans, 5.6 percent that identify as LGBT in 2020 versus 4.5 percent in 2017.

American Girl LGBT doll

The socially conservative advocacy group, One Million Moms, has called for a boycott on an American Girl LGBT doll because of its storyline.

Nickie Valdez

Nickie Valdez was well known for her advocacy to fully include LGBT Catholics within the Roman Catholic Church, leaving a legacy of peace for the community.

Bernie Sanders' mittens

Bernie Sanders' mittens, which got the whole world's attention during President Joe Biden's inauguration, was actually made by a lesbian teacher.