Books · March 16, 2023
Photographer's Stunning Shots Show More Than Just Skin: Brazilian Models Bared All
Get ready to be stunned by Roberto Chiovitti's latest work featuring LGBT models in Little Rok! #BeautyBeyondSkin #NSFW
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Drag · Feb 7
A Night of Kings: Brazil's First Drag King Competition Takes the Stage
Kings rule the night! 💪🏻 Brazil's first #DragKing competition brings together performers from across the country to celebrate #LGBT art. A historic moment for the community. #KingOfKings
Music · Feb 5
Ricky Martin Re-Shares Sexy Video from 2011 M.A.S. World Tour
Feeling the heat 🔥 as @ricky_martin re-shares a hot video from his 2011 M.A.S. World Tour 🎶 #RickyMartin #MAStour #Throwback #LGBTQ
Politics · Jan 19
US Congressman George Santos Denies Participating in Brazilian Drag Queen Beauty Pageants
Representative George Santos, the first openly gay Republican to win a House seat in Congress as a non-incumbent, has recently been the center of controversy after accusations surfaced that he competed as a drag queen i…
Religion · Jan 16
Nonbinary Priest Embraces Gender Identity with Help of Higher Power in Church of England
A nonbinary priest is now serving openly in the Church of England's clergy and they say a higher power helped them embrace their gender identity. In an interview with the Liverpool Echo, Bingo Allison, a 36-year-old par…
Drag · Jan 11
Drag Queens Dominating TikTok: A Look at the Most Followed Drag Artists on the Social Media Platform
As the world continues to navigate the ever-changing landscape of social media, one platform remains at the forefront of the conversation: TikTok. And among its most captivating stars are drag queens. With the recent ca…
Family · Nov 22
Mothers of LGBTQ children join forces in Latin America
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Fabu Olmedo is so nervous about clubs and restaurants in Paraguay that before a night out she often contacts one to make sure that she’ll be let in and won’t be attacked or harassed. Olmed…
Law & Courts · Nov 17
Cuba welcomes gay rights as progressive family code takes hold
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban Pedro Rafael Delgado, a 56-year-old accountant, saw his life change dramatically just days after Cuba approved a set of laws by referendum in September that allow gay marriage. For more than a d…
Politics · Nov 6
In a first, two gay men contest same Congress seat in U.S. elections
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - History is in the making. For the first time, two openly gay candidates are competing for election to a U.S. congressional seat. Analysts say the race in New York’s 3rd congressio…
Politics · Oct 6
Trailblazing Brazilian trans lawmakers face more conservative Congress
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Erika Hilton, a 29-year-old Sao Paulo city council member, just made history as one of the first two transgender lawmakers elected this week to Brazil's Congress. But the victory is bittersweet, Hi…
Law & Courts · Oct 4
Latin America's road to legalizing same-sex marriage
Sept 26 (Reuters) - Cubans overwhelmingly approved gay marriage and adoption in a government-backed referendum on Sunday, a landmark vote half a century after a wave of state persecution sent many homosexual people to f…
Politics · Sep 21
In divisive election, Brazil's trans candidates face threats, intimidation
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Sept 21 (Reuters) - At her campaign headquarters, Brazilian congressional hopeful Duda Salabert gently lays out the newspaper clippings sent to her in August. Her photo is on many of the pages, a…
Sports · Sep 1
Mexican soccer must kick homophobic slur out of stadiums, say activists
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s legions of soccer fanatics, and especially the sport’s leaders, must eradicate an anti-gay slur from the men’s game, activists said on Tuesday, drawing attention to a routine fan chant t…
Article · Jul 29
PAHO - Monkeypox cases in the Americas reach 5,300; US, Canada, Brazil most affected
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday that nearly 5,300 monkeypox cases have so far been reported across 18 countries and territories in the Americas, with the majority in t…