We are our own movement. We are a movement of Alan Turing – the father of computer science and hero of World War II, forced into chemical castration and suicide. We are the people of Oscar Wilde – ...

The fight for women’s right to vote in elections is known as the ‘suffragette movement’. By the end of the 19th century, this had become a worldwide movement, and the words ‘feminism’ and ‘feminist ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty-five years ago, a group of LGBTQ New Yorkers rioted, protested, and got arrested when taking a stand against a routine ...

Japan’s Nagoya High Court on March 7 ruled the lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriages violates the country’s constitution. The plaintiffs sought damages of 1 million yen ($6,721.80) under ...

An exploration of the experience and legacy of the 2004 gay marriages in San Francisco. Experience the firsthand and intimate recollections of four couples who were at the vanguard of the marriage ...

One commentator worries that, going forward, other serious issues for LGBT Americans may garner less support "because it's just not as fun to be... After Marriage Equality, What's Next For The LGBT ...

This blog regularly covers disability and ableism as neglected issues within greater human rights movements. A recent article we co-wrote makes a further point that facial disfigurement is even more ...

We live in an era where a single hashtag can spark a global revolution. The way people organize, protest, and demand change has transformed dramatically since the year 2000. What makes a movement ...

Civil rights activist Myrna Carter Jackson, who was twice arrested during marches in 1963 in the effort to protest Birmingham’s racial segregation laws, has died, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute ...

As the year draws to a close, it’s worth asking whether 2025 was a win or a loss for women’s empowerment and gender equality in South Africa. The answer depends on what we choose to count. If you ...

Face Equality International (FEI), an Alliance of worldwide organizations working to end the discrimination experienced by people with facial disfigurements, asserts that disfigurement is a neglected ...