Popular writer Stephen King spoke out against the ban on LGBTQ literature In recent years, the United States has seen a sharp increase in book bans. This is evidenced by data from the non-profit organization PEN America, which protects freedom of speech. For example, about 41% of books banned in US schools in the 2021-22 school year contain LGBTQ characters. Popular writer Stephen King spoke out against these bans.

The Zen platform began massively blocking LGBTQ+ content at the request of Roskomnadzor due to the new law on “LGBT propaganda.” The Zen website and news feed, previously created by Yandex, were transferred to the management of VKontakte. The reason for the blocking was requests from Roskomnadzor to conduct a complete analysis of resources and block all queer content that would be found from various users. Previously, VKontakte had already blocked communities and groups on its main platform.

Charles Silverstein, who helped remove "homosexuality" from the American Psychiatric Association's list of mental illnesses and co-authored The Joy of Gay Sex , has died aged 87. Silverstein's death was announced on Twitter by the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. He was a native and longtime resident of New York.

Donald Trump made a new speech Once again, former US President Donald Trump delivered a speech filled with transphobia. In his speech, he said that he intends to use the “presidential chair” to fight against transgender people. If, of course, he manages to be elected as the new president of the United States. In a new video released Tuesday, Donald Trump said that if re-elected, he would punish doctors who provide gender transition services to minors.