While much of the U.S. is turning back the clock in civil rights and sexual freedom, is the Pacific Northwest becoming a haven for sexual tolerance? Portland, Oregon is the latest U.S. city to codify polyamorous rights in housing, jobs, and public spaces. Portland’s ordinance is the latest in a recent wave of cities including […]
More Expansive Definition of Rape by European Parliament
In the wake of the notorious Gisèle Pelicot case and similar scandals, a report overwhelmingly approved by the European Parliament called on the European Commission and all member states to adopt a uniform definition of rape based on “freely given, informed, and revocable consent.” Some European states still maintain a requirement to show use of […]
13-Year-Old Russian Prosecuted for Spreading Extremist Propaganda
Since 2023, Russia has deemed a so-called “international LGBT movement” as an extremist group. Symbols associated with LGBTQ+ identity, such as rainbows, are classified as extremist propaganda. In recent months, prosecutions by the Russian authorities of “gay propaganda” and any expression of LGBTQ+ identity have accelerated. This May, a 13-year-old boy was charged for “LGBT […]
Sperm Count and Being “Under-Babied”
At a White House event on maternal health, the Trump administration addressed the record low birth rate in the U.S. Dr. Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said that 1 in 3 Americans either don’t have any children or have less children than they would normally have or, as he put […]
European Union Distances Itself from the U.S. Re: Conversion Therapy
The European Commission will urge its European Union member states to ban “conversion therapy,” which refers to attempts to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The announcement comes ahead of Brussels Pride and followed a petition signed by more than one million EU citizens calling for a legally binding ban across […]
Another Wicked Witch is Coming for Gay Marriage
Although the great majority of Americans support same-sex marriage, a national coalition of conservatives unveiled a new campaign to end same-sex marriage. One of the activists leading the charge is Katy Faust, president and founder of Them Before Us, a conservative nonprofit organization promoting the “traditional” family. In 2012 she started writing about her opposition to […]
Bi-Partisan Unity on Sex Offenders
In a U.S. political environment where the two major parties agree on very little, there is one issue on which they are absolutely united: making life difficult for anyone with a sexual offense on their record. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) have re-introduced a bill to revoke the pensions of any federal […]
Continued Attacks on LGBTQ+ Healthcare
As of April 2026, 11 U.S. states have enacted conscientious objection laws, allowing health care providers to refuse to treat LGBTQ+ patients based on personal or religious beliefs. LGBQ+ adults in affected states were 71% more likely to report being in fair or poor health after the laws passed, compared to those in states without the laws. […]
High-Heeled Activism
It is important to note that there has been some sassy pushback in response to the anti-LGBTQ+ antics of the current cruel and out-of-touch American administration. More than 1,000 people attended a fundraiser for the American Civil Liberties Union at a gay bar in Brooklyn on April 16. The drag event raised $25,000, and the […]
June is Now “Nuclear Family Month” (insert eye-roll here!)
Leave it to Tennessee, whose Republican-run legislature has officially deemed June as “Nuclear Family Month”. The House joint resolution was signed by Governor Bill Lee on April 9. While the policy does not explicitly mention the Queer community, June is when many LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations take place across the country. This is undoubtedly a pointed […]