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| 2025 | Published 'The Adventures of DeeBug: A Queer Young Adult Novel' through Lambourn Books. |
| 2025 | Published sixth edition of 'Discovering Human Sexuality' with J. Baldwin and J. Baldwin through Oxford University Press. |
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Dramatic television series with LGBTQ characters: 2020s
Streaming platforms continue to expand LGBTQ representation with shows like 'Overcompensating' (Amazon Prime), 'Prime Target' (Apple TV+), 'Sram' (HRT 1), 'The Waterfront' (Netflix), and 'Running Point' (Netflix)
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2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
The Trump administration signals potential use of UN compliance on gender issues as a determinant for foreign aid allocation, linking countries' stances on transgender rights to potential economic consequences.
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Video games with LGBTQ characters: 2020s
Video game 'Beloved Rapture' features Johan and Aiden as gay characters.
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LGBTQ rights in the Caribbean
Saint Lucia legalized sexual acts among same-sex individuals.
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| 2025 | Released a new album titled 'Kofi is a girl', addressing transgender experiences of transphobia in Ghana. |
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Fictional non-binary characters
Cass, a non-binary nanny and restaurant server in San Francisco, explores their childhood trauma while caring for a coworker's 11-year-old daughter in the film Outerlands.
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Dramatic television series with LGBTQ characters: 2020s
Netflix releases 'Running Point', featuring Alexander 'Sandy' Gordon (Drew Tarver), a gay CFO of a family basketball team, and his boyfriend Charlie (Scott Evans).
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LGBTQ characters in soap operas
Theo Silverton is introduced as a scaffolder who begins a sexual affair with Todd Grimshaw, while struggling with internalised homophobia and having undergone conversion therapy.
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Dramatic television series with LGBTQ characters: 2020s
Netflix's 'Olympo' depicts LGBTQ athletes including Roque Pérez, a rugby team captain, and explores themes of sexuality in sports with characters like Sebas Senghor, Diego Sorokov, and Renata Aguilera, an intersex heptathlon runner facing discrimination.
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LGBTQ rights in the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that concealing one's homosexuality from a spouse can be grounds for marriage annulment under fraud.
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GL dramas
A comprehensive list of Thai GL (Girls' Love) television dramas scheduled for release in 2025, including 22 different series across various platforms such as YouTube, Channel 7, Channel 3, GMM 25, and other entertainment networks.
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Fictional non-binary characters
Introduction of Slug, a non-binary hacker character in Ironheart, portrayed by Shea Couleé. Slug is a member of Parker's gang from Madripoor, a former drag queen who aims to redistribute wealth from the privileged to the Chicago community.
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Gay anthems
The song 'Milkshake Man' by Go-Jo is released, potentially becoming part of the gay anthem repertoire.
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2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
A The Trevor Project report estimated that 266,000 young people and their family members had moved to other states due to anti-LGBT policies.
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Gay anthems
Release of 'Stonewall 1969' by Sonic Panda, commemorating the 56th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ rights history.
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GL dramas
Three GL (Girls' Love) dramas were produced in Japan: 'Ayaka Is in Love with Hiroko!' broadcast on MBS, 'Even Though We're Adults' released on Hulu, and an unnamed MBS drama
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LGBTQ rights in the Philippines
Aklan province and Carmen city are set to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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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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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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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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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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GL dramas
Channel 3 releases a GL (Girls' Love) drama through YouTube platform
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GL dramas
MCOT and IDX Entertainment collaborate to produce 'B-Friend' GL drama
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GL dramas
WeTV releases 'Denied Love' GL drama
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Dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 2020s
Amazon Prime releases 'Overcompensating' featuring Benny, a closeted college freshman exploring his identity.
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Largest LGBTQ events
Brussels Pride Parade and Festival expected to draw 220,000 participants.
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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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Outing
Trump administration attempts to exclude transgender individuals from military service, currently being litigated in US courts.
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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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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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Video games with LGBT characters: 2020s
Video game 'Beloved Rapture' features Johan, a gay character.
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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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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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LGBTQ demographics of the United States
Gallup poll concluded that 9.3% of adult Americans identified as LGBTQ+.
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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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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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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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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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Animated films with LGBTQ characters
Plankton: The Movie continues to represent SpongeBob SquarePants as an asexual character.
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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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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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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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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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