This week:

Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content. Kazakhstan postpones a vote on its contested LGBTQ+ "propaganda" ban. Pornhub reports surging demand for trans and "femboy" content despite the rising anti-trans climate. Turkey's First Lady issues another broadside against the LGBTIQ+ community. And a World Cup match between Iran and Egypt will coincide with Seattle's Pride weekend and much more.

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In Russia, Roblox has been banned over allegations that it promotes “extremist” LGBTQ+ content. In the United Kingdom, trans women have been barred from attending the Labour Party’s women’s conference in 2026. In the United States, Donald Trump has instructed prison inspectors to stop tracking anti-LGBTQ+ sexual assaults in prisons, while former President Joe Biden has received an LGBTQ+ honour at the Victory Institute conference. Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Slovenia have announced they will boycott Eurovision over Israel’s participation. In Colombia, the Registraduría Nacional has introduced “trans” and “non-binary” categories on national identity documents. In Germany, stem-cell therapy has once again proved successful in the treatment of HIV. In France, a mayor has been convicted of blackmail involving a call-boy sex video and Much More.

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In Austria, a historian re-examines a lesbian painter who loved women and admired Hitler; in the United States, the government drops recognition of World AIDS Day; Rob Jetten, the future gay prime minister of the Netherlands, has been awarded the Thorbecke Prize; in the United Kingdom, Northern Pride — the charity that runs Newcastle Pride in the north-east of England — has announced its closure; and in Malaysia, more than 200 people have been arrested in gay sauna raids — and much more.

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European Commission launches legal action against Slovakia over constitutional limits on LGBTQ+ rights; in the United States, advocacy groups condemn the State Department for removing LGBTQ+ abuses from its rights report; European Commission validates anti-conversion-therapy petition; in Chile, the runoff election puts LGBTQ+ rights at a crossroads; actor Udo Kier, cult star of Fassbinder and von Trier films, dies at 81 — and much more.

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BBC sparks one of the biggest media scandals of the century; Tijuana, Mexico, becomes a refuge for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers despite U.S. politics; Berlin’s trans sex-worker network marks a decade amid renewed fears of a prostitution ban; Vienna opens its first shared home for queer senior citizens — and much more.

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This week:

In Vienna counsellors deny helping neo-Nazi with alleged fraudulent gender change, in UK BBC director steppes down due Trump’s alleged accusations, in China Apple pulls two gay dating apps after regulator’s order, in the US Supreme Court declines bid to revisit same-sex marriage ruling — and Much More

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In the Netherlands, D66 wins the election as Rob Jetten is set to become the first gay open prime minister, in New York future Major Zohran Mamdani spent Halloween campaigning in a gay club, in Germany, police probe shots fired at rapper Shirin David’s office, in Colombia suspect is arrested after a UK scientist was ‘lured to his death through Grindr’, Berlin Sex Museum opens bold new exhibition on the city’s sexual culture — and Much More

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This week:

In the UK, King Charles III unveils the UK’s first memorial to LGBT+ armed forces veterans Taipei had the biggest pride parade in Asia, in Berlin, prosecutors open an investigation intoa drag entertainer over child exploitation suspicions, in Austria, a scandal over humanitarian’s legacy crumbles amid abuse scandal, in South Korea, same-sexcouples can now register their relationship with the government for the first time

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Council of Europe concerned about the situation of trans people in Great Britain, Apple TV delays “The Savant” amid fallout from Charlie Kirk’s assassination, US revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticising Charlie Kirk, Cameroon Police Arrest Five Men for Alleged Homosexuality, Church of Norway Issues Historic Apology to LGBTQ+ Community - and much more.

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This week: EU shelves “chat control” proposal amid Germany and the Netherlands’ withdrawal, queer YouTubers paved the way for a generation to come out online, Finland is a leader in citizen proficiency, Trump delivers transphobic tirade during visit of Canadian Prime Minister

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This week:  At Pecs in Hungary, Thousands Defy Orbán, an anti-LGBT Czech Billionaire’s Win Elections, FBI Fires Gay Agent for  Desk Flag, 2025 Lambda Literary Awards Honour Best in Queer Writing— and Much More

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This week:  Internal rift rocks Thunberg-backed Gaza flotilla over “queer activist” presence, in Moldova pro-European party secures parliamentary majority, in Slovakia constitutional change curbing LGBT+ rights, elevating national law over EU, in Germany queer modernism exhibition opens in Düsseldorf — and much more.

Each week, our podcast offers a curated digest of the most vital and compelling queer news.

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We bring you essential queer news — every Wednesday.

This week: FBI under scrutiny over plan to label transgender individuals as “violent extremists”, Gay Rights Groups Launch Global Alliance to Counter Gender Ideology, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder quits, says Unilever has “silenced” their activism, Turkey Ministry Seeks Ban on Queer Singer’s New Song on ‘Public Morality’ Grounds — and Much More

Each week, our podcast offers a curated digest of the most vital and compelling queer news.

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We bring you essential queer news — every Wednesday.

This week: The Kyiv court recognises a same-sex relationship for the first time, Dutch parliament votes to criminalise ‘conversion therapy’ , HRC Urges Wall Street Journal to Retract Report Linking Kirk Suspect to Trans Community, London Takes First Place in Global Gay Cruising Rankings, In Uganda Alleged blackmailer of LGBTQ+ community Arrested, Emmys 2025: Quiet Gains in Queer Visibility Amid Broader Recognition and much more.

Each week, our podcast offers a curated digest of the most vital and compelling queer news.

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This week: In Germany, Berlin Art Week and the "Sex Now" exhibition in Düsseldorf showcase contemporary and sex-positive art, featuring diverse artists and themes. Pride events faced contrasting circumstances: Kharkiv Pride in Ukraine proceeded with police protection against far-right protests, while Hungary saw its Pécs Pride Parade banned by authorities. Concerns over safety and justice are evident with the suspected hate crime murder of an LGBTQ+ activist in Botswana and the blasphemy conviction of a feminist and LGBTQ+ activist in Morocco. Lastly, the MTV VMA Awards in the USA celebrated queer identity in mainstream pop culture, alongside news of an investigation into the London Pride chief over alleged financial misconduct. www.gay45.eu

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This week: Budapest Mayor Summoned After Defying Pride Ban, Macron Files Defamation Suit Against US Commentator Candace Owens, Press freedom under intensified pressure—report, Bosnia and Herzegovina publishes first book on queer history, Reina Sofía Museum Reclaims Forgotten Queer Legacy of Spanish Symbolist Néstorn, LGBTQ+-Led Lionesses Lead England to Historic Euros Win and more.

This is the final weekly news before the holiday. You — and we — deserve a month’s break from the noise of the world. We’ll be back in September. If anything radical happens, we’ll send you breaking news.

HAPPY Holiday!

We bring you essential queer news — every Wednesday.

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This week: Gay makeup artist deported to Venezuela after U.S. prisoner swap, Cuban Parliament approves gender reassignment on personal request, Moldova organises Queer Voices film festival amid rising tensions, Uniqlo launches subtle pride collection in collaboration with artist Binta and much more.

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This week: Paris Chemsex Drug Network Headed to Court, Madrid and São Paulo Host World’s Largest Pride Parades, Trial Begins Over Alleged Vienna Pride Attack Plot — and much more.

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This week: World’s Richest 1% Could End Global Poverty 22 Times Over, Kyiv Court Recognises Foreign Same-Sex Marriage, Pro-Palestine Activists Disrupt London Pride Parade,  Two Mexican Queer Rights Activists Assassinated, Boy George Soul‑Pop Single “The World Is Cool”— and much more.

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