Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing, a 1970s pop star from Hong Kong, pioneered queer visibility long before it was part of mainstream pop culture. As Hong Kong navigated its uncertain future, Cheung quietly defied conventions of masculinity, becoming the city's brightest...
The story of three elderly Austrian nuns—Sister Regina (86), Sister Rita (81), and Sister Bernadette (88)—who gained global attention as the "rebel nuns" after fleeing their nursing home and breaking back into their former convent at Goldenstein Castle has...
The appointment last month of Abby Stein, a transgender rabbi and activist, to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition committee on health issues is significant for LGBTQ representation. Mamdani, who made history as the city's first Muslim mayor-elect,...
The Trevor Project's first-ever longitudinal study, Project SPARK, followed over 1,600 LGBTQ+ youth (ages 13-24) from September 2023 to March 2025, revealing a worsening mental health crisis. Over the one-year period, mental distress increased substantially: anxiety symptoms rose from...
Have you heard about 'Divine Defiance' by artist Barry Brandon, known online as @thequeerindigo. This work features 30 unapologetically queer images that serve as a direct and intentional challenge to religious dogma, aiming to address the significant religious trauma...
African leaders are intensifying their push for the international community to officially recognize, criminalize, and provide reparations for colonial-era crimes. At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution that calls for justice...
