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LGBTQ+ · June, 2026

Stories about LGBTQ+ from June, 2026

Why gender diversity matters in technology

The absence of women and gender diverse people in tech design and decision-making can be dangerous

Written by Association for Progressive Communications

3 weeks ago

Gender-bending in Balkan history and folklore: Sworn virgins, ritual roles and women warriors in drag

The past (and people’s imagination) wasn’t as rigid as today’s defenders of ‘traditional values’ often claim

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

3 weeks ago

Fighting Western imports: The justification of the anti-LGBTQ+ agenda in Africa

African lawmakers push anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, claiming it protects ‘traditional African values’

Written by Civic Media Observatory, Samanta Azpurua

3 weeks ago

Fortress Europe: the new pact on migration and asylum will further deteriorate chances for LGBTQ+ refugees

Even prior to the new set of laws the rate of acceptance was very low

Written by Daria Dergacheva

3 weeks ago

Living better, living hidden: The struggle of trans women in Syria

In a Syria that tries to erase them, transgender women cling to fragile dreams of escape

Written by Syria Untold

3 weeks ago

Denied by the State, demanded by the streets: Japan's LGBTQ+ turning point

‘May love prevail in the Supreme Court’: Japanese LGBTQ+ activists push for legal victory this Pride month

Written by Jo Carter

4 weeks ago

Three years of Pride: Santiago Méndez’s visual archive of queer Venezuela

“Queer Venezuelans existed in public before the country recognized them”

Written by Gabriela Mesones Rojo

4 weeks ago

Malaysian government replaces the term ‘LGBT’ with ‘deviant culture’

Authorities said they wanted to prevent the ‘normalization’ of LGBTQ+ culture

Written by Mong Palatino

4 weeks ago

Hong Kong’s LGBTQ+ communities struggle to survive amid shrinking civic spaces

Hong Kong authorities allow the LGBTQ+ community to exist, but prefer them not to come out

Written by Oiwan Lam

4 weeks ago

The case of Shakira Galíndez highlights a growing crisis for trans Venezuelan asylum seekers in the U.S.

Transgender refugees in the United States are exposed to ICE arbitrary detentions, discrimination and mistreatment

Written by Gabriela Mesones Rojo

19 June 2026

Invisible strategies: How fear of being outed shapes LGBTQ+ life online in Serbia

For many queer people, social media is both a space of connection and risk

Written by Guest Contributor

17 June 2026

The rights left behind: The future of LGBTQI+ organizing in post-uprising Bangladesh

A revolution promised inclusion. Bangladesh's LGBTQI+ community is still waiting.

Written by Trishia Nashtaran

16 June 2026

Ghana’s queer movement is losing a fight it could be ‘winning’

Ghana passes the anti-LGBTQ+ bill days after receiving global acclaim for human rights advocacy

Written by Minority Africa

15 June 2026

For LGBTQ+ people in Egypt, the internet is both a lifeline and a trap

Gender non-binary people in Egypt live under a repressive system that perpetuates violence, discrimination, and stigma

Written by UntoldMag

12 June 2026

Brazil will feature the number 24 on the pitch during World Cup 2026. And that carries a message

Steeped in folklore, the number is often associated with homophobia in the country

Written by Global Voices Brazil

11 June 2026

Gender diversity under pressure: Resistance, community, and the politics of belonging

An editorial about why Global Voices is choosing ‘Gender Diversity’ as its June 2026 Spotlight theme

Written by Gabriela Mesones Rojo

5 June 2026

A global shift from gender movements is directly impacting LBQT communities

A systematic effort seems to be underway to dismantle the support systems established to advance gender justice worldwide

Written by GV Contributor

1 June 2026

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