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The move is part of a pattern of increasing restrictions in Russia on expressions of sexual orientation and gender identity.

The program, initiated by the Elton John AIDS Foundation, aims to identify HIV in people who may not know they have the virus by expanding blood tests at some English hospitals.

The law bans people dressed in drag from reading books to children at public schools and libraries, even if the performances do not include sexual content.

Nepal has undergone a transformation since a court decision in 2007 asked the government to make changes in favor of LGBTQ people.

The walkout took place a day after five school staffers, including the principal, were reassigned for reportedly allowing a trans student on the girls volleyball team.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Iowa Safe Schools, an organization that advocates for LGBTQ children, and seven Iowa students and their families.

Countries where there are laws against LGBTQ people, or which criminalize sex work or drug use, are largely the places seeing rises or plateaus in new infections.

"I don’t remember the threat ever being so serious and real,” said Alexei Sergeyev, an LGBTQ activist in St. Petersburg.

“Deadname,” which can be used as a noun or a verb, is among the words that defined 2023, according to Merriam-Webster.

Some sexual health advocates worry that regulation of over-the-counter STI tests could backfire as diagnoses continue to soar in the U.S.

Porowski and Harrington announced their engagement in November 2022 after three years of dating.