Anti-LGBTI Crackdown in Chechnya Continues

The Washington Blade has confirmed a report that indicates several men and women were recently detained in Chechnya because of their sexual orientation. Igor Kochetkov, a prominent Russian LGBTI rights activ...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 31

1. Kansa Gov. Sam Brownback was nominated as the ambassador at large for international religious freedom — and his constituents back home are happy to get him out of his current office. Speaking of religious fr...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 19

1. Vladimir Putin decided it's his God-given duty to stop same-sex marriage so that more babies can be born. He's also against gay adoption. 2. For the first time ever, Iceland selected a transwoman to be it...

Trump sparks concern, suspicion among LGBT Russians

Donald Trump’s praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin has sparked concern and suspicion among LGBT Russians and their allies. Elvina Yuvakaeva, a Russian LGBT rights activist who is a member of the Russi...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Sept. 28

1. “America has left the leaders of the Republican Party behind. We need to reject politicians who are supporting new forms of discrimination as a way to scare up votes. That's not how we move Amer...