Representative Mark Pocan of Wisconsin introduced legislation to establish the National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture within the Smithsonian Institution

But the artist's mother warns that worst is not over as prosecutors can still appeal for a resentencing

Plus, US photographer of queer women, Alice Austen; and Michel Majerus at Art Basel

The artist and activist draws inspiration from stories of discrimination against Black and LGBT people in the US

"My Dear Alice" explores, through hundreds of letters written to the unheralded artist, the romantic correspondences of Victorian-era women

Plus, London's new Queer Britain museum and a rediscovered work by Caterina Angela Pierozzi

In a career survey at MK Gallery, the Guyanese-born British artist and photographer continues her exploration of race, sexuality and identity with new works

Promoting hot young talent might grab the attention of collectors and the general public, but it disadvantages older artists and especially women, queer and non-binary creators

Yulia Tsvetkova, a LGBTQ activist-artist, is facing pornography charges for posting body-positive drawings

Queer Britain charity pledges new institution will be free of charge

Camera companies pledge to promote more women, LGBTQ and photographers of colour in response to online pro-diversity campaigns

Over 1,000 leading Polish arts figures have signed a letter in defence of the Zacheta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw's head Hanna Wróblewska

Royal Academy Schools, the London museum's art college, have taken to Instagram to express their dismay

The London museum says that pulling her work from their shop because of her views "betrayed our most important core value—the protection of free speech"

London museum posted an Instagram story explaining reasons for withdrawing items by Jess de Wahls

The banner, thought lost for more than 40 years, was recently authenticated by a vexillographer who had worked with the artist

Multi-venue cultural centre responds to the staggering loss of LGBTQ+ spaces across the UK

Forced to flee Uganda after being outed as a lesbian in the press, Babirye's show at Stephen Friedman Gallery addresses the legacy of British colonialism

A new book by Sarah Schulman describes how the radically democratic and fast acting group grabbed the public’s attention and held politicians and institutions accountable

The activist helped develop perhaps the most well known symbol of HIV and Aids awareness: the red ribbon

The 27-year-old activist is demanding that her criminal trial be held in public

The survey at the Metropolitan Museum of Art will shed light on Neel’s recurring subjects, from family members and lovers to the bohemians and activists she collaborated with

Norway Grants pulled the award after Podkarpackie councillors voted for a resolution to "resist the promotion of LGBT ideology"

The historically Black men’s college in Atlanta, Georgia will receive works by Mickalene Thomas, Rashid Johnson, Amy Sherald, McArthur Binion, and Ivy Haldeman

The newly elected US legislator and transgender activist credits her early education in the performing arts for opening her world view

Both artists have been detained by Russian authorities

Move comes amidst increased official scrutiny of civil society in China

Open letter—signed by prominent writers Olga Tokarczuk and Margaret Atwood—demands the release of imprisoned activist Malgorzata "Margot" Szutowicz

New "Circle" feature invites users to share their art and photography on the LGBTQ site

The nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organisation recently unveiled an incisive installation by Hank Willis Thomas on its Washington, DC headquarters