I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. TECHNOLOGY
III. PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
IV. RELIGION
V. CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
VI. HATE CRIMES
VII. ARTS & CULTURE
VIII. POLICY / LEGISLATION
IX. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Man deported from Russia after ‘lovely little skirt’ review deemed ‘LGBT propaganda’
TECHNOLOGY
Meta, X and YouTube Slammed in New LGBTQ+ Online Safety Report from GLAAD
PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
New York: Ali Forney Center’s spring gala raises more than $3 million for at-risk and homeless LGBTQ
youth
RELIGION
Vatican sending new signals of openness but limitations in outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics
As anti-LGBTQ laws spread, these Jewish nonprofits are funding moves to safer states
CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS
Colorado quickly rewrites & passes new conversion therapy ban to get around Supreme Court ruling
HATE CRIMES
Anti-LGBTQ violence prevention efforts highlighted at D.C. community fair
New York: Black, gay dancer was ‘living his best life’ before brutal Brooklyn murder, prosecutor says
Search underway for suspect in connection with fatal stabbing of University of Washington student
South Africa: Anger and Disbelief After Pretoria Court Acquits “Corrective Rape” Accused
Germany: Gay man murdered by roommate
(Trigger warning)
ARTS & CULTURE
Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art opens two new exhibits celebrating the queer identity
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Controversial transgender healthcare bill clears key vote in New Jersey
COMMENTARY
Black LGBTQ+ survivors speak out about conversion therapy in religious spaces
The fascinating, flawed & formative queer legacy of bisexual Jazz Age icon Josephine Baker
