Biden to help resettle LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Biden has issued a memorandum which aims to expand protections for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers.
LGBTQ+ rights
Biden issues order against LGBTQ+ discrimination in education
Biden has issued an executive order banning gender and LGBTQ+ discrimination in schools.
Ghanian president refuses to legalise same-sex marriage
Nana Akufo-Addo, the president of Ghana, has said he will never legalise same-sex marriage amid international criticism of the country’s treatment of LGBTQ+ people.
MPs call for trans conversion therapy ban
A handful of MPs have insisted the ban on conversion therapy must also include trans people.
EU declared LGBTQ+ freedom zone
The EU has declared itself an LGBTQ+ freedom zone in response to Poland’s rising number of ‘LGBTQ+ free’ areas.
LGBTQ+ & HIV campaigner steps down as House of Lords Speaker
Lord Fowler is stepping down early to devote his time to campaigning for the rights queer people and those living with HIV.
House of Representatives passes US Equality Act
Equality Act has been passed by the US House of Representatives, it will now go to vote in the Senate.