Limiting refugee admissions could disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ refugees: report
There are several ways LGBTQ+ refugees could be denied under Trump's new admissions cap.
October 31 2025 1:27 PM
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Read the latest updates about LGBT issues around the world. The Advocate is an international source for developments pertaining to gay world news, politics, Prides, politicians, and rights that affect the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Learn about antigay laws, human rights violations, landmark victories, and failures of governments to protect the rights of its citizens. From Asia, to North America, to South America, to Europe, to Africa, The Advocate provides transcontinental coverage of the issues that matter to our readers.
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes have risen around the world since 2020: report
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes have increased in the past five years across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
October 22 2025 11:36 AM
Church of Norway apologizes to LGBTQ+ community for 'discrimination and harassment'
“The church in Norway has caused LGBTQ+ people shame, great harm, and pain," presiding bishop Olav Fykse Tveitat said.
October 17 2025 11:08 AM
Candace Owens denied entry into Australia over fear she'd incite 'violent or radical action'
Candace Owens still won't be able to enter Australia and now must cover the government's legal costs after losing her appeal.
October 15 2025 4:36 PM
Playing for both teams: 6 LGBTQ+ spies from history
From the world wars and Red Scare to the fight for Irish independence, here are some queer spies worth knowing.
October 13 2025 7:00 AM
Breaking: Hamas to release all living hostages & Israel to withdraw troops in Gaza peace deal, Trump says
President Donald Trump announced that "both signed off" on the first phase of a peace deal.
October 08 2025 7:52 PM
Meet Gerhard Hernández, Costa Rica's first trans elected official — and a Gen Z Coldplay fan
"What I would like to do in politics is bring in opportunities for those who don't have them yet," Gerhard Hernández tells The Advocate.
October 01 2025 10:00 AM
Pope Leo says blessing same-sex weddings is 'not what the Church teaches'
Pope Leo said "the church’s teaching will continue as it is" in regards to marriage equality.
September 19 2025 1:20 PM
LGBTQ+ employees traveling abroad for work feel less safe. What should companies do?
Despite the safety concerns, only 13 percent of workplaces provide LGBTQ+ specific pre-travel information for trips abroad.
September 17 2025 2:17 PM
Ben & Jerry's founder Jerry Greenfield resigns, says he's 'been silenced' over LGBTQ+ rights
Jerry Greenfield said Ben & Jerry's parent company wouldn't let him defend "the rights of immigrants, women, and the LGBTQ community."
September 17 2025 11:40 AM
Candidates in 85% of world elections ran on anti-LGBTQ+ talking points in 2024: study
In at least 51 of 61 countries and the European Union, candidates used anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric to win political favor.
September 11 2025 12:34 PM
What is a Jubilee? These Catholics just became the first LGBTQ+ people to participate
A pilgrimage to Rome on Saturday marked the first time an LGBTQ+ group has been included in the Catholic Church's Jubilee.
September 08 2025 12:49 PM
Creator of the trans flag is fleeing U.S. due to LGBTQ+ persecution
Monica Helms and her wife, Darlene Wagner, have launched a fundraiser to facilitate their move abroad.
September 05 2025 10:21 AM
Burkina Faso bans homosexuality, levying fines and up to 5 years in prison
Burkina Faso's homosexuality ban comes 71 unelected parliament members who seized power in two coups in 2022.
September 02 2025 12:59 PM
Ex-police officer pleads not guilty in killing of gay TV reporter and his boyfriend
Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty for the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
August 26 2025 3:49 PM
Two gay men publicly caned in Indonesia after being caught kissing
Two men were caned under Aceh's law prohibiting same-sex sexual relations even though they weren't caught having sex.
August 26 2025 11:57 AM
If it means saving Ukraine and not caving to Putin, European leaders think the answer is kissing Trump’s a**
Opinion: Putting flattery at the feet of an habitual loser risks putting the world in an unenviable position, writes John Casey.
August 19 2025 9:15 AM
Andry Hernández Romero on surviving CECOT: 'They told us we would die there'
“I want the world to know that being Venezuelan is not a crime,” the gay makeup artist told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.
August 17 2025 8:31 AM
Men caught kissing in Indonesia sentenced to public caning
The college students were seen entering a park restroom together and now must endure public lashings in the only Indonesian province under fundamentalist religious law.
August 11 2025 2:50 PM
Which country is about to implement a nationwide transgender bathroom ban?
The U.K. is set to ban trans people from single-sex facilities — even some that match their biological sex.
August 08 2025 2:15 PM