Day: June 16, 2020

Jun 16
UK Government Scraps Gender Self ID Proposal

Amnesty International says the proposed legislation’s scrapping “sends a chilling message that the UK is a hostile place for trans people.” United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson had dumped his predecessor Theresa May’s proposed measures which would have allowed people to change their legal gender by “self-identifying” as a different sex. In news which will […]

Jun 16
US Supreme Court Bans Discrimination Against LGBT+ Workers

The landmark ruling is a major defeat for President Donald Trump. In a historic 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court has delivered LGBT Americans the biggest legal victory since same-sex marriage was legalised in 2015. In a major blow to President Donald Trump, America’s highest court ruled LGBT Americans are protected under Title VII […]

Jun 16
Rare Opportunity For Queer-History Lovers In Ponsonby’s Alan Turing Building

Named as the most iconic figure of the last century, the gay British mathematics genius who helped create modern computing and defeat the Nazi’s in the Second World War has been honoured right here in NZ with the Alan Turing building in one of Auckland’s most popular LGBT+ districts.   express chats to New Zealand […]