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Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride

Published in The Guardian By Chris Osuh, Raphael Boyd and Geneva Abdul

Guardian analysis of 20 major companies in UK and US shows mentions of Pride on social media have fallen substantially...

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Conversion Practices in Germany: Violence in the Name of God

Antonia Groß

Queer people seek protection—and experience coercion. They are supposed to be cured in church care or therapy. The belief in...

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Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals

The New York Times

Pranav Baskar and Leily Nikounazar

Iran became a pioneer in gender transition operations by forcing procedures on L.G.B.T.Q. Iranians. Desperate for cash, the Islamic republic...

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The Lover Who Brought Death and Danced Covered in Blood

Jackson Williams

When a London couple welcomed a young Colombian man they’d met online, they thought they’d found family. Instead, they invited...

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Europe’s Next Culture War: Athena Forum and the British Connection Against the Trans Movement

Sasha Brandt and Archie Marks

Europe’s long-simmering gender debate has crossed the Channel. What began in Britain’s tabloid columns and feminist salons has now taken...

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Austria’s Most Beloved Humanitarian Became Its Most Shameful Secret

Sasha Brandt and Archie Marks

An investigation into the abuse allegations that have shattered SOS Children’s Villages—and the silence that protected its founder, Hermann Gmeiner....

The story of SiegedSec, the Gay Furry Hackers who transformed cyber activism with bold breaches and counterculture.

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SiegedSec, the Gay Furry Hackers Who Rewrote Cyber Activism

Raz Ion

SiegedSec, a self-described collective of “Gay Furry Hackers”, burst onto the cyberactivist scene in early 2022, rapidly gaining notoriety for...

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Three Years From Bratislava Gay Bar Attack and the Global Network of Hate

Raz Ion

The night the lights went out at Tepláreň — a small, familiar gay bar tucked into the old town of...

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‘Hardcore’: How Grindr Went to War with its Workers

Jude Jones

In late 2022, LGBTQ+ dating network Grindr appointed George Arison, a MAGA-supportive tech exec, as its new CEO. Already familiar...

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Maja T: How a Non-Binary Activist Became a Test Case for the European Union

Taylor Abbot

When German police handed over 23-year-old Maja T—a non-binary anti-fascist activist—to Hungarian authorities on a quiet June morning in 2024,...

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THE9+. Queer News. 3 December. USA Erases World AIDS Day, Rob Jetten Awarded, Japan Upholds Ban on Same-Sex Marriage — and Much More

THE9+. Queer News. 26 November. EU validates petition, Hungary to arrest Pride organiser — and much more

The Shooting of Renee Nicole Good

The Year for Revolutionary Journalism

The Fracturing Year: 2025 and What Comes Next

Nemo’s Return: The Trophy That Exposed Eurovision

A Bitchy Gift Guide in Case You Needed One

Eurovision’s Fracture Over Israel

Three Years From Bratislava Gay Bar Attack and the Global Network of Hate

Girl. Sometimes You Don’t Know Who You Are Until You Put On a Mask

Welcome to Chechnya: Documentary as Act of Resistance

Golden Globes 2026: No Surprises, But A Little Hope

‘Heated Rivalry’ and the Limits of Spectacle

Queer Sexuality in Islamic Art

Impulse London’s Exhibition Dares to Finally Talk About Chemsex

Erwin Olaf’s Last Act: Freedom at the Stedelijk

The Shooting of Renee Nicole Good

Sex, AI, and the Race to Monetise Intimacy

GAY45’s Best Music Albums of 2025

Eurovision’s Fracture Over Israel

A Landmark Exhibition on Queer Modernism

GAY45 Best Queer Books of 2025

Justin Torres’ “Blackouts”: A Novel that Changes Literature and Rewrites the Archive

Queer Histories in the Shadows: Penis-inscribed Tables and Parking Meter Chairs

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Conversion Practices in Germany: Violence in the Name of God

Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals

The Lover Who Brought Death and Danced Covered in Blood

Europe’s Next Culture War: Athena Forum and the British Connection Against the Trans Movement

SiegedSec, the Gay Furry Hackers Who Rewrote Cyber Activism

Three Years From Bratislava Gay Bar Attack and the Global Network of Hate

‘Hardcore’: How Grindr Went to War with its Workers

Maja T: How a Non-Binary Activist Became a Test Case for the European Union