Every year on the last Saturday of October, the city of Taipei lights up with countlessly brilliant rainbow flags. The 2026 Taiwan LGBT Pride is set to take place on October 31st! As the largest and most inclusive LGBT+ pride parade in Asia, it draws hundreds of thousands of rainbow friends and allies from around the globe annually.

According to a recent report by Outright International, politicians in at least 51 countries have used anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric during election campaigns. These statements often frame gay and LGBTQ+ people as a social threat, dismiss gender equality efforts as “dangerous ideology,” or blame queer communities for moral decline. This phenomenon is not isolated to one region—it spans democracies and authoritarian regimes alike. From Eastern Europe to Africa, from Asia to Latin America, candidates have

A Historic First for the Vatican In 2025, during the Catholic Church’s Holy Year, more than 1,400 LGBTQ+ pilgrims from 22 countries...