Fabiana Banzer and Scarlett Rocha became the first same-sex couple to have a civil marriage recorded in Bolivia on Friday (7 August).

The real-life consequences of these foreign policy decisions are cruel, devastating and shortsighted.

President Trump's new budget proposal asks Congress for $1.5 trillion in defense spending — a 42% increase — while cutting nondefense spending by $73 billion, or 10%.

The Global Gag Rule, started by President Ronald Regan in 1984, prevented foreign NGOs from receiving U.S. family planning assistance if they performed, promoted, advocated for, counseled on, or refer...

The Trump administration is expanding its ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services to include assistance going to international and domestic organizations and agencies that prom...

ILGA-Europe urges President Tokayev to reject the unconstitutional law and calls for a strong international response

As Congress returns to normal business this week after the government shutdown, 213 Members of Congress—led by Equality Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Sarah McBride (DE-AL) and Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39)—se...

The directive sparked concerns from law firms and nonprofits, more than 3,000 of have signed onto an open letter rebuking it.

Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First today condemned the U.S. government’s unprecedented decision to not participate in its own Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human Rights ...

Document released Tuesday after months of delay

YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP

An expert tells theGrio there's more than meets the eye as Trump says he's committed to strengthening the U.S.'s "friendships" in Africa.

We believe Hungary represents the kind of country Trump and his allies want.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led a...

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This week, Russ Vought denied that Project 2025 is shaping Trump’s agenda—even as the administration revoked humanitarian protections for thousands of legal immigrants in line with its policies. Meanw...

Critics say Trump's claims about the treatment of white Afrikaners highlights his broader political white grievance agenda.

Today, Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Bill Keating and Equality Caucus Co-Chair Mark Takano led 20 colleagues on a letter to Secretary Rubio condemning new Hungarian legislation and constitutio...

A calculated campaign of cruelty: using LGBTQI+ lives to justify dismantling the very systems meant to protect us all. The Trump Administration’s first 100 days provide a moment for reflection and …