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RUSSIA
Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that LGBTIQ+ activists should be designated as "extremists". The courts have convicted individuals for displaying LGBTIQ material in public, including pride flags on social media and wearing rainbow earrings in public.

WORLD
Death or surgery? Thousands of queer Iranians are being forced to undergo gender reassignment every year. And many of them are children.

WORLD
Dictionary.com embraces gender-neutral terms like 'they,' as well as hundreds of new words.

USA
US Pastor smashes ‘EVIL’ Barbie House with Bible taped to baseball bat!

USA
Lady Gaga Sings 'Born This Way' in Las Vegas for transgender rights. At her Jazz residency Gaga played one of her classic songs, but added a new dedication to it, making it even more powerful.

USA
Grindr has lost half its staff to strict return-to-work rules resulting in the layoff of 46% of its remote staff who refused to comply. This policy shift has raised concerns about its impact on the app's unique queer-friendly workplace culture.

Uganda
A 20-year-old gay man is facing a potential death sentence after he became the first person to be charged with “aggravated homosexuality” under Uganda’s new anti-gay laws.

Japan
Using the genetic material from two male mice, researchers were able to create baby mice successfully. The advancement may eventually enable same-sex partners to have their own biological children.

England
Positive Futures: Just Like Us study has shown that support is key to LGBTIQ young people’s success as adults.