In June 2021, the Hungarian parliament passed an "anti-LGBTQ* propaganda law" adopted from Russia. It prohibits the depiction of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people (LGBTQ*) as well as reporting on queer issues in the media and in all places where children might be present, which is almost everywhere.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued certificates for the first time on Tuesday to same-sex couples who live and work in the Japanese capital. These certificates will grant lesbian and gay couples special access to certain public services.

The German government, in a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, approved the draft law for a "Law to Revise Sanctions Law – Substitute Imprisonment, Sentencing, Conditions and Instructions, and Placement in a Detoxification Facility." It also includes the inclusion of "gender-specific" and "sexual orientation-related" motives as further examples of…

In Poland, an appeals court has ruled that the "LGBT-free zones" in four municipalities must be abolished. The ruling is considered a significant victory for the LGBTQ+ community and a milestone for human rights and democracy. The municipalities must rescind their decisions. This means that local authorities must overturn their 2019 resolutions declaring their territories…

Around 15.000 people took to the streets of Bucharest to demonstrate for the rights of sexual and gender minorities. The Romanian parliament is currently debating a law against sexual diversity. According to the organizers, well over 15.000 people marched through the Romanian capital on Saturday, accompanied by a large police presence.

The Supreme Court, as the final court in a series of lawsuits, had to rule on three such cases: those of two gay men and one of a transgender woman. One man worked in a program to help neglected, abused children in Georgia and was fired when he joined a gay regional baseball league. The other was a skydiving instructor…