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SOGIE Equality Bill
During pride month celebrations, former Vice President Leni Robredo called for the passage of the SOGIESC Bill.
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Feature films with transgender characters
Release of 'Another Day in America', starring Domaine Javier as Starling 'Star' Smith, a trans woman character that explores workplace diversity and acceptance through authentic representation.
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Dramatic television series with LGBTQ characters: 2020s
Netflix presents 'The Waterfront' with Shawn West (Rafael L. Silva), a gay bartender at a waterfront restaurant and bar.
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LGBTQ marketing
72% of companies rated in the Corporate Equality Index engaged in marketing and advertising to LGBTQ+ consumers, reflecting significant progress in corporate LGBTQ inclusivity.
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Video games with LGBTQ characters: 2020s
Release of 'Date Everything!' where all characters are pansexual and players can pursue romantic relationships regardless of gender
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| June 21 2025 |
Destiny Church
Tamaki led a Destiny Church march called 'Faith, Flag and Family' in Auckland's Aotea Square, where supporters denounced and burned flags representing Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh, and Palestinian communities. The event involved confrontations with pro-Palestinian counter-demonstrators, with Police separating the groups. Two Destiny supporters also intimidated a journalist from The New Zealand Herald.
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| June 2025 |
Sodomy laws in the United States
The Massachusetts legislature advanced a bill to repeal the state's long-dormant sodomy ban, which now awaits action in the Massachusetts Senate.
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| 2025 |
Dramatic television series with LGBTQ characters: 2020s
FX airs 'Adults' TV series with Anton Evans (Owen Thiele), an openly gay character, and Paul Baker (Jack Innanen), who identifies as sexually fluid
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| 2025 |
Video games with LGBTQ characters: 2020s
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage video game released featuring queer characters Swann Holloway, Kat Mikaelsen, Autumn Lockhart, and lesbian character Nora Malakian.
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| 2025 |
LGBTQ rights in Bhutan
Bhutan introduces the Filming Regulation 2025, which includes Section 8.2(i) prohibiting discrimination against individuals based on sexual orientation in media programming.
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| 2025 |
GL dramas
Channel 3 releases a GL (Girls' Love) drama through YouTube platform
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| 2025 |
GL dramas
MCOT and IDX Entertainment collaborate to produce 'B-Friend' GL drama
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| 2025 |
GL dramas
WeTV releases 'Denied Love' GL drama
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| May 22 2025 |
Neguinho de Zé Ferreira
Ferreira murdered his mother-in-law Tereza Carlos Ribeiro at his father-in-law's home.
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| 2025 |
Dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 2020s
Amazon Prime releases 'Overcompensating' featuring Benny, a closeted college freshman exploring his identity.
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| 2025 |
Largest LGBTQ events
Brussels Pride Parade and Festival expected to draw 220,000 participants.
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| 2025 |
Dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 2020s
HRT 1 launches 'Sram', featuring Vito (played by Adrian Pezdirc), an openly gay character who shares an apartment with Nora and is known for bringing men home.
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| May 2025 |
Sodomy laws in the United States
Texas House passed a bill repealing the state's long-dormant prohibition of 'homosexual acts', making Texas the southernmost continental state to repeal its sodomy ban.
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| 2025 |
Outing
Trump administration attempts to exclude transgender individuals from military service, currently being litigated in US courts.
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| 2025 |
LGBTQ rights in Gabon
A constitutional ban on same-sex marriage is implemented.
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| 2025 | Planned publication of 'Silent Reading' (默读) in foreign publication/translation |
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Video games with LGBT characters: 2020s
Game 'Afterlove EP' explores bisexual and gay relationships between characters Rama and Satria, with Rama's storyline involving self-discovery of his sexual identity.
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| 2025 |
Video games with LGBT characters: 2020s
'This House is Not a Home' released, a point-and-click horror game featuring gay characters Leandro Jones and Chris.
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| 2025 |
Video games with LGBT characters: 2020s
Video game 'Beloved Rapture' features Johan, a gay character.
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| 2025 |
Video games with LGBT characters: 2020s
Video game 'They Speak From The Abyss' introduces trans characters Vanessa Rivera (trans woman) and Killer (trans man).
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| 2025 |
Video games with LGBT characters: 2010s
Dead by Daylight adds Orela Rose, a transwoman survivor in the 'Steady Pulse' DLC, voiced by trans actress Angelica Ross.
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| 2025 |
LGBTQ demographics of the United States
Gallup poll concluded that 9.3% of adult Americans identified as LGBTQ+.
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| 2025 |
Feature films with transgender characters
Release of 'Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare', featuring Kit Green as a transgender Tinker Bell character, portraying a human woman kidnapped by Peter Pan in a unique reimagining of the classic story.
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| 2025 |
Video games with LGBTQ characters
Warhorse Studios reveals that in the original game, Henry was initially intended to have romance options with men and women, but these were cut due to budget constraints
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| 2025 |
Dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 2020s
Hulu launches 'Mid-Century Modern', a TV series about three gay best friends (Bunny Schneiderman, Jerry Frank, and Arthur Broussard) navigating life and relationships in Palm Springs, featuring an ensemble cast of LGBTQ+ characters.
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| 2025 |
Animated films with LGBTQ characters
Lesbian Space Princess will feature Saira, an alien space princess who sets out to rescue her girlfriend Kiki, with two mothers.
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| 2025 |
Animated films with LGBTQ characters
Plankton: The Movie continues to represent SpongeBob SquarePants as an asexual character.
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| 2025 |
Video games with LGBTQ characters
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II expanded LGBTQ representation with Henry of Skalitz and Hans Capon having optional bisexual romance options, and the introduction of Black Bartoush as a gay character.
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| 2025 |
LGBTQIA+ tourism in Cape Town
Final decision on the host city for the 2030 Gay Games is expected to be announced.
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| 2025 |
GL dramas
Multiple GL (Girls' Love) dramas released in Thailand, including 'I'm Your Moon' on AmarinTV and YouTube, 'Reverse with Me' on iQIYI, 'Us' on GMM 25 and YouTube, and an unnamed drama on Channel 3.
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| 2025 |
Dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 2020s
Stan streaming service premieres Invisible Boys, a series following multiple gay characters including Charlie Roth, Zeke Calogero, Kade 'Hammer' Hammersmith, and Matt Jones, exploring their personal struggles, relationships, and coming-of-age experiences.
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| 2025 |
Dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 2020s
The year being discussed in the context of dramatic television series featuring LGBT characters.
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| 2025 |
GL dramas
GL drama 'Ayaka Is in Love with Hiroko!' aired on MBS, featuring a lesbian romantic narrative
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| 2025 |
GL dramas
GL drama 'Even Though We're Adults' released on Hulu, exploring adult lesbian relationships
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| 2025 |
Made-for-television films with LGBTQ characters
Lifetime Movie Network plans to release 'Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story', featuring Toni Ménage, a lesbian backup singer who faces discrimination in the music industry.
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| 2025 |
Video games with LGBT characters: 2020s
This is the current reference year for the Wikipedia page on LGBT characters in video games for the 2020s decade, suggesting ongoing documentation and recognition of LGBT representation in video games.
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| 2025 |
Video games with LGBT characters: 2020s
Year considered in the compilation of video games with LGBT characters in the 2020s decade, highlighting ongoing representation in the video game industry.
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| 2025 |
LGBTQ-related cases in the United States Supreme Court
Mahmoud v. Taylor Supreme Court case related to LGBTQ issues is heard or decided, marking a significant legal moment in LGBTQ rights jurisprudence in the United States.
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| 2025 |
LGBTQ-related cases in the United States Supreme Court
United States v. Skrmetti case heard by the United States Supreme Court, addressing LGBTQ-related legal issues in the current judicial term.
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| 2025 |
Fictional non-binary characters
Frances, a non-binary character in Jimpa, travels to Amsterdam with their mother to visit their gay grandfather Jim (Jimpa) and wishes to stay with him for a year.
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| 2025 |
Dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 2020s
Apple TV+ releases 'Prime Target' featuring Leo Woodall as Edward Brooks, a gay mathematician in a leading role.
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| 2025 |
Dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 2020s
Netflix premieres 'Cassandra' TV series, introducing two gay characters: Fynn Prill (played by Joshua Kantara) who moves into a new house, and Steve (played by Filip Schnack), a local boy and Fynn's lover.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles SOGIE Equality Bill, List of video games with LGBT characters: 2020s, Neguinho de Zé Ferreira, List of video games with LGBTQ characters, LGBTQ rights in Gabon, List of feature films with transgender characters, List of fictional non-binary characters, Outing, List of video games with LGBTQ characters: 2020s, List of dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 2020s, Priest (writer), List of LGBTQ-related cases in the United States Supreme Court, List of GL dramas, Lil' Deb's Oasis, Sodomy laws in the United States, List of largest LGBTQ events, LGBTQ rights in Bhutan, LGBTQ demographics of the United States, Homosexuality in Indonesia, Destiny Church (New Zealand), Proposed bans of LGBT-themed books in the United States, LGBTQIA+ tourism in Cape Town, List of video games with LGBT characters: 2010s, List of animated films with LGBTQ characters, List of made-for-television films with LGBTQ characters, List of dramatic television series with LGBTQ characters: 2020s & LGBTQ marketing, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.