With the call for diverse media representation growing louder than ever, movies that feature LGBTQ+ stories and characters are finally getting some time in the spotlight. We've put together the best ...

“I think it’s the quickest-growing LGBTQ community in the country. It’s definitely the fastest-growing community in Florida.” For decades, Florida’s best-known LGBTQ+ hotspots have been ...

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday after price increases ticked up over the last three months, suggesting inflation may still have some life in it. Central bankers held rates ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary, making him the highest ranking openly LGBTQ official in American history. Screengrab from the Associated Press, YouTube Newly minted ...

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"Mai pen rai" – no big deal – is a national catch-phrase. Buddhist beliefs, followed by more than 90% of Thais, don't forbid LGBT lifestyles. Surely, then, equal marriage was inevitable.

Campaign group Bangkok Pride and Bangkok city authorities have organised a mass LGBTQ wedding in the Thai capital, with about 180 couples gathering at the Siam Paragon shopping mall from 8am to ...

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India's rice exports in 2024 remained steady despite earlier export curbs, with high basmati rice shipments compensating for a decline in non-basmati rice sales. The country's total exports reached 17 ...

The Trevor Project, a leading LGBTQ youth suicide prevention organization, said calls and text messages to its crisis intervention hotline had risen by a third on President Trump’s Inauguration ...

The bishop leading the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on his constituents, specifically naming LGBTQ people and immigrants. The sermon by the ...