Overview

• Thousands joined WorldPride in Washington D.C. on June 7 to protest new U.S. policies restricting transgender military service and gender-affirming care.
• Trans actress and activist Laverne Cox spoke at the D.C. parade, urging unity and resilience against the administration’s policy reversals.
• The fifth Pride des banlieues in La Courneuve drew several thousand participants who spotlighted poverty, state neglect and intersecting discrimination in low-income neighborhoods.
• Official figures from the French Interior Ministry show anti-LGBT+ infractions rose 5 percent last year to 4,800 incidents, including 3,100 crimes or misdemeanors.
• LGBT+ individuals in rural French communities report isolation and must travel long distances to rare regional events, underscoring gaps in visibility and support.