LGBT Syrians Are Being Hunted by Their Neighbors

After decades of bitter oppression at the hands of Bashar al-Assad, LGBT Syrians now face a landscape of violent, anarchic vigilantism.

H - NewsDiana RamosMay 16, 2025Currents, Latest, Reid Newton, C - Secret Double Lives

African LGBT Groups Have Been Thrown Into Chaos

With US aid suddenly cut off, LGBT groups are in freefall, and millions will suffer.

H - NewsDiana RamosApril 17, 2025Currents, Daniel Itai, News

For LGBT Ugandans, Foreign Aid is Life-Saving

Crushed between homophobic laws and frozen foreign aid, LGBT Ugandans have nowhere to turn.

H - NewsDiana RamosApril 9, 2025Currents, Senfuma Hans, C - African LGBT Groups, News

The US Is Becoming Russia

“With the unlawful deportation of a gay makeup artist, I see in the US troubling flashbacks to the country I fled: Russia.”

H - NewsDiana RamosApril 8, 2025Currents, Latest, Ayman Eckford, C - African LGBT Groups

Nigeria is Leading LGBT Rights in the Wrong Direction

Nigeria’s harsh anti-LGBT laws are fueling violence, but if they chose a different path, other African nations might follow.

H - NewsDiana RamosJanuary 29, 2025Currents, Daniel Itai, News, C -, C - Foreign Aid, C - African LGBT Groups, C - Syrians Hunted

LGBT Syrians Hang in the Balance

The Assad family’s 53-year dictatorship of Syria is over. But will the new regime be any better for LGBT people?

H - NewsDiana RamosJanuary 22, 2025Currents, Ayman Eckford, C - Untapped, C - Syrians Hunted

The Ugandan Inquisition

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act has made it one of the most dangerous places on Earth to be LGBT. Can anything be done?

Easter, Trans Visibility, and the Death of Grace

The manufactured controversy over President Joe Biden recognizing Trans Visibility on Easter reveals the spiritual rot at the core of the culture wars.

H - NewsDiana RamosApril 3, 2024Currents, John Hyde, C - Cissy, C - Pope Francis

Pride Flags, Kid Gloves, and Islam’s Religious Right

Religiously inspired anti-LGBT bigotry must be opposed — regardless of the religion.

Florida's War on Pride

A new law in Florida is forcing Pride parades back into the closet.

Banning Anne Frank's Diary, in the Name of Freedom

Hysteria over Anne Frank’s bisexuality shows the religious right’s true colors.

There's Nothing Inclusive About Gender-Neutral Awards

In the name of inclusivity, the Brit Awards went gender-neutral. Then no women won.

H - NewsDiana RamosMarch 10, 2023Currents, Timothy Wood, C - Men Discrimination, C - DnD Woke

Unveiled and Unbroken: A Women's Revolution in Iran

Their threat to the Islamic regime of Iran isn’t veiled — nor are their faces.

Sam Brinton and the Blind Faith of Victim Culture

How many times must we be fooled before we recognize the foolishness of “believe all victims”?

H - NewsDiana RamosDecember 29, 2022Currents, Alexander Von Sternberg, C - Shrill, C - Victimhood, C - Sheehy, C - Safety

LGBT Youth Are Still Spreading Their Wings, Cambridge Survey Reaffirms

As the data continues to pile up, the message is clear: the future is LGBT.

H - NewsDiana RamosDecember 20, 2022Currents, Dylan O'Sullivan, C - Harvard, C - Both, C - Getting Bi, C - Rainbow Mafia

The Respect for Marriage Act: Not Perfect, but Progress

After 13 years and a whole lot of sausage-making with strange bedfellows, same-sex marriage will finally be federally respected.

Amor es Amor: Mexico Passes Marriage Equality

“Mexico is where I was born. Today, it finally feels like my home.”

Damian Emba, H - NewsDiana RamosOctober 31, 2022Currents, Damian Emba, C - Marriage Act, C - Doomsayers

Polyamorous Rights Are Civil Rights, NYC Court Rules

The poly community is stringing together a series of landmark legal victories.

Iran’s Theocrats’ Worst Nightmare is Coming True

For 40 years, the Iranian regime has ruled with divide and conquer. Now Iranians are united.

Bill Maher and Missing the Forest for the Trees

While culture warriors snipe at one another, LGBT youth are caught in the crossfire.

H - Newskatherine inoueJune 11, 2022Currents, Alexander Von Sternberg, C - Rainbow Mafia

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