Winds of Change

US: A year ago, 49 people died at Pulse nightclub. Today, Orlando remembers.

For the first time since the massacre last June, when Orlando’s Pulse nightclub went from patrons’ haven to nightmare in a matter of seconds, owner Barbara Poma turned on the building’s outside lights Sunday — reminding mourners what it looked like before everything closed down.

Most countries score an F on our LGBT human rights report card

June is Gay Pride Month, but the sobering reality is that most countries, including the U.S., do not protect sexual minorities.

US: In US and abroad, a worrisome time for LGBT activists

In the United States and many other parts of the world, this is a worrisome time for LGBT activists, as the pace of civil rights victories has grown uneven and reports of anti-LGBT violence and persecution surface relentlessly.