Culture · May 11, 2026
Hantavirus Scare Can't Deter Bird Lovers
Birders unite! 🌍🦜 Hantavirus fears won't stop the love for Argentina's avian paradise. Discover why Ushuaia remains a must-visit for birdwatching! ✈️💚
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Politics · Feb 18
Senate Confirms Ana C. Reyes as First Latina and Openly LGBTQ+ Federal Judge for the U.S. District Court for D.C.
Ana C. Reyes has made history as the first Latina and openly LGBTQ+ person to serve as a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for D.C. A significant achievement for underrepresented communities in the judiciary. #historicmoment #latina #LGBTQ+ #federaljudge #USDC
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
Sports · Nov 28
Protester runs onto pitch during Portugal v Uruguay
LUSAIL, Qatar, Nov 28 (Reuters) - A protester holding a rainbow flag and with a shirt saying "Respect For Iranian Women" on the back ran onto the pitch during Monday's game between Portugal and Uruguay at the World Cup…
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…
Article · Oct 12
Mexico's most populous state approves same-sex marriage
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The congress of Mexico’s most populous state, State of Mexico, on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to legally recognize same-sex marriage, becoming the 29th of Mexico’s 32 states to do so. “Equal mar…
Travel · Dec 22
Tourism to jobs: How Chile's same-sex marriage law could lift the economy
LONDON/SAO PAULO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At his LGBT-friendly boutique hotel in Chile’s capital, Will Martin is hoping the country’s decision this month to legalise same-sex marriage will draw in newlywed couples…
Law & Courts · Dec 9
'Love is love:' Chile legalizes same-sex marriage in historic vote
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) - Chile's Congress passed a law to legalize same-sex marriage on Tuesday, in a milestone for the conservative South American nation after a decade-long legal battle and with the country delicately po…
Health · Nov 1
Britain's proposed ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy too soft, say critics
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - British plans to ban so-called conversion therapy for under-18s do not go far enough, LGBT+ rights campaigners said on Friday, urging the government to scrap an exemption that would…
Politics · Oct 7
Brazil trans lawmaker eyes job quota to curb anti-LGBT+ violence
SAO PAULO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Having made history as the first trans person in Brazil to be elected as a state representative, Erica Malunguinho is used to criticism and abuse from the public and even other p…
Law & Courts · Sep 27
Same-sex marriage around the world as Swiss vote in favour
LONDON, Sept 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Switzerland voted overwhelmingly to allow same-sex couples to wed and adopt children in a referendum on Sunday, making it one of the last countries in Western Europe to leg…
Politics · Sep 18
LGBT+ conversion therapy thrives even as bans gather pace
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Doctors once prescribed long, hard bike rides and testicular transplants to cure gay men of their “sexual abnormality”. More than a century on, fear and controversy still dog the se…