Charged in N.S., Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes is a well-known activist for LGBT rights

A first-of-its-kind study on anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in the United States has recorded at least 356 targeted assaults and acts of vandalism and harassment, with drag artists, educators, and medical professionals most likely to be targeted.

The man who stabbed three people at the University of Waterloo was motivated by hate and broadly targeted the LGBTQ community, Waterloo police say. Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, 24, faces multiple assault and weapons charges.

A first-of-its kind study on anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in the United States has recorded at least 356 targeted assaults and acts of vandalism and harassment, with drag artists, educators, and medical professionals most likely to be targeted.

Ontario's first legally-recognized gay couple is celebrating their 20th anniversary on June 10. Looking forward, they are concerned Canadians will not be able to enjoy the same rights they did because of the chipping away of legal...

The NAACP says new laws and policies championed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are "openly hostile" to Black Americans, people of colour and LGBTQ+ individuals. It has issued a travel advisory accusing the state of "trying to erase Black...

The lawsuit was launched last year by the European Commission, which says the Hungarian bill violates fundamental rights.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government has been accused of trampling on same-sex couples' parental rights.

The bill outlaws advertising, media, books, films, and theatre productions that "promote" homosexuality.

The Russian Duma has preliminarily approved a law to ban the spreading of ‘propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations’, in a move denounced by human rights groups.

Switzerland will hold a referendum on whether to push ahead with same-sex marriage.

Progress over the last two decades has been welcomed by campaigners for LGBT rights, but they warn remobilisation is needed to maintain progress amid backlash in some parts of Europe.

Playwright and well-known AIDS activist Larry Kramer has died of pneumonia at 84. Starting in the early 1980s, Kramer spoke out forcefully in support of AIDS victims and corrected misconceptions about the virus.

The co-ordinators of one of Toronto's biggest Pride events say going online is bittersweet, but staying connected is more important than ever in a time of upheaval.

Montreal tour guide Thom Seivewright shares the story of the raid on the Truxx bar in Montreal in 1977, which prompted a protest movement for 2SLGBTQ+ rights and led to the passage of anti-discrimination legislation. The raid, and...

Necessary for some, discriminatory for others, Hungary's so-called “child protection law” has been the subject of a hearing at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Whatever its nature, the ruling could further determine the...

Thailand has become the first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage, with hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples registering their marriages under the new Marriage Equality Act.

Actor Elliot Page and musician Rufus Wainwright were among the stars who honoured 2SLGBTQ+ charities at the inaugural PTP Pink Awards in Toronto Thursday. Keywords: Toronto, 2SLGBTQ, LGBTQ, gay rights, entertainment, cbcnews

President Trump's administration has made transgender rights a central policy issue, restricting gender identity recognition, limiting access to gender-affirming care, and banning transgender athletes from competing according to their...

Dianne Feinstein, whose 30-plus-year tenure as a US senator was the longest in history by a woman and was distinguished by the battles she took on against gunmakers and the US intelligence community, has died. She was 90....

Senator Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, says the Senate's stopgap funding bill won't pass. He says he won't vote for additional funding for Ukraine and why he's still blocking the promotion of military members....

Anheuser-Busch, the company that makes Bud Light, took too long to respond to the controversy around it's partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney according to Ben Schott. He is Bloomberg Opinion's advertising and brands columnist.

The procession poignantly crosses in front of the STONEWALL INN, a gay tavern and recreational bar in Greenwich Village and the site of the Stonewall riots of 1969

Rainbow Flag Gay Rights Pride in Madrid, Spain