California, the nation's most populous state, just enacted a new law ensuring more access to pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, which is nearly 100 percent effective at preventing HIV transmission.
Suzy Eddie Izzard has warned that women’s and transgender rights should not be “fought against each other” and must exist together.
There’s a funny scene in the Netflix series Glamorous where Miss Benny, the gender non-conforming lead, asserts himself, declaring, “I’m a twink on PrEP. I can do anything.”
The couple, Hungarian restaurateur Hubert Hlatky Schlichter and his neurosurgeon husband Laszlo Szegedi, are pictured tenderly kissing their baby daughter Hannabel on the head.
Moving to Spain had always been a dream of mine. I longed for a life of relaxing in an open-air plaza in Madrid or Barcelona and dining on tapas, tortillas, and wine. The idea of taking siestas in the middle of the day and enjoying month-long vacations in August tempted me as a young person. As I grew older and became more open with my identity as a queer man, I discovered Spain was also one of the first openly queer-friendly countries. Less than a year after I graduated high school in 2005, Spain became the third European country to grant same-sex couples the right to marry. This heightened my feeling that Spain was where I truly belonged.
Manchester Pride, which is one of the biggest Pride events in the country, kicked off its celebrations in the city’s Gay Village on Friday (25 August).
A California transgender man has filed a claim for damages and plans on suing Los Angeles County after he was beaten by a sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop that was caught on video earlier this year.
It was very late one night in 1993, a few months after I arrived in Manhattan, and I had just come out of a gay bar called The Works on the Upper West Side. I was a bit inebriated – ok, drunk. I had about 15 blocks to walk to the tiny one bedroom that I shared with a roommate, and I was cutting through Columbus Circle, which was dilapidated and desolate – nothing like it is today.
Podcaster and journalist Jess Rothschild has been going to Fire Island for well over a decade. A long-time New Yorker who grew up on Long Island, she started out venturing to the storied LGBTQ+ vacation destination in 2008 and quickly became enchanted by what she calls the magic of the place.
There’s nothing more striking than black and white and bold design. Introducing the latest installment in the BOSS Legends series, the inimitable artist and activist Keith Haring.
Given my credentials in master haircutting, color formulation, and skin care, the two most frequent conversations I’ve been having for more than three decades are: Don’t over-shampoo your hair, and apply SPF sun protection.
San Diego might not come to mind when you think of potential foodie towns to visit, but this is your sign to add it to your list.
LGBTQ travellers want to honeymoon in destinations where it is illegal to be gay, a new survey has found.
With the average age of House of Lords members currently at 71, it’s no surprise that Ruth Hunt — Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green — felt “way too young” when she received the call to become a Life Peer at just 39.
In Des Moines, Iowa, parents and teachers battling the state’s recent ban on LGBTQ+ content in school libraries are celebrating a small victory as their school district narrows a list of banned books while awaiting guidance from the state’s Department of Education.
As LGBTQ+ people and our allies continue to celebrate Pride throughout the summer, we have been pummeled with an avalanche of laws passed in more than 20 states targeting LGBTQ+ youth, their parents, and our community more broadly.
A gay soccer coach was fired from her job at a Christian college in Pennsylvania after she posted stories to her private Instagram account saying queer folk are “precious gifts” to the church and that “Jesus is radically inclusive.”
Portland, Ore., is naming a public square for Darcelle XV, the legendary drag queen who died in March at age 92.
In a unanimous decision, Japan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the government cannot restrict a transgender woman employee from using the women’s restrooms at her government job, according to the AP.
You might assume that Dr. Anthony Fauci, after 54 years working at the National Institutes of Health and helping save countless lives, has retired so he can rest. However, Dr. Fauci doesn’t have time to retire.
The Republican attorneys general of 19 states have sent a letter to the Biden administration demanding access to the private medical records of citizens who cross state lines to access abortion services or gender-affirming care in states where such care is legal.
As of Monday, new policies are in effect regarding who can donate blood. No longer will gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men be discriminated against for their sexual orientation after being banned, in some form, from participating in life-saving blood donation for nearly 40 years. Additionally, no attention is paid to whether somebody is transgender, intersex or gender-nonconforming.
People hoping to travel to Brighton Pride by train can still “support the city” by heading down a night earlier or making alternative travel arrangements, its organiser has said.
Taking to Twitter to announce the change, Black Pride shared that the date of the event – originally 20 August – had been moved forward by one day to 19 August.
I’ve always got a project on; some may know me as the founder of South Asian magazine Burnt Roti or creator of Oh Queer Cupid. But what I call my youngest child is Middlesex Pride, a free annual family friendly Pride event, taking place in West London’s National Trust, Osterley Park.
The population of cute and cuddly Provincetown bears emerged from hibernation earlier this year just in time for Pride in June and the Provincetown Bear Week which concluded this past weekend.
As we bid farewell to Pride Month and usher in the second half of the year, it's important, more than ever, to keep the fervor of Pride alive. Following three years of pandemic-imposed restrictions, a record-breaking surge of globe-trotters are resuming their international explorations, painting the world in radiant rainbows of love and inclusivity. To help facilitate your worldwide festivities, Out Traveler is proud to present a curated selection of vibrant Pride events spanning from this month to year's end. This cornucopia of culture and unity promises to keep the spirit of Pride ablaze all year round.
Increased representation and awareness of LGBTQ+ communities in entertainment, politics, and business seems to have increased anti-LGBTQ+ activism, according to a new report from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. As a result, right-wing extremists stepped up their attacks on LGBTQ+ people during Pride Month celebrations nationwide.
On Saturday (15 July), the East Sussex seaside resort saw the biggest ever turnout for the 10th anniversary of Brighton Trans Pride, which one of the event’s co-founders described as “a beacon of hope”.
Queer people and their allies gathered on Friday, June 9 at the Los Angeles State Historic Park for day one of LA Pride in the Park for one of the most sought-after and largest Pride concerts in the country which began in 2022. The multi-stage concert experience hosted by Christopher Street West Association (CSW) – the nonprofit that’s produced the iconic LA Pride celebration for more than 50 years. CSW organized the first recognized Pride parade ever in 1970 in remembrance of the 1969 Stonewall riots.
Openly gay ambassador David Pressman is set to round off Budapest Pride Month by hosting a picnic for Hungarian LGBTQ+ families at his official residence on Sunday (16 July).Revealing the planned event, Pressman said that the embassy had been “overwhelmed” by interest from LGBTQ+ families, who have been made to feel increasingly unwelcome by the Hungarian prime minister’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies and rhetoric.
Trans Pride Brighton returns in July 2023 for its 10th year. (Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty)
LOS ANGELES - APR 3: Liv Hewson at the 2023 PaleyFest - Yellowjackets at the Dolby Theater on April 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, CAPhoto: Shutterstock
Just Stop Oil protesters blocked the Pride in London parade (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images).
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Manoj Malde, who designed the vibrant and colourful RHS and Eastern Eye Garden of Unity, married his partner Clive Gillmor (Image: Charlotte Graham)
Elliot Page is continually radiating trans joy. (Instagram/@ElliotPage)
ILGA Europe’s 2023 Rainbow Map and Index (ILGA Europe)
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David Westbury of AstraZenaca has witnessed the company’s inclusivity progression over the years. (Image: Provided)
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