Day: June 18, 2023

Russia has granted initial approval to a proposed bill that seeks to prohibit gender-affirming healthcare for transgender individuals of all ages. Sponsored by senior politician Pyotr Tolstoy, the bill claims to safeguard Russia’s ‘cultural, family values, and traditions’ while combating the ‘perceived infiltration’ of Western anti-family ideology. Lawmakers also argue that the proposed law would […]

Tensions escalated as the organisers of the annual Daegu Queer Culture Festival in South Korea faced opposition from police and government workers over allegations of illegal road occupation. On Saturday morning, approximately 500 government officials gathered in Dongseongno, the city’s shopping district, to prevent the festival organisers from setting up the stage and booths. The […]

In a surprising turn of events, Howard Donald, a renowned member of the popular pop group Take That, has been dropped from the line-up of Groovebox’s highly anticipated Nottingham Pride Festival. The decision came after it was discovered that the singer-songwriter had ‘liked’ transphobic content on Twitter, leading to a swift social media backlash. Previously, […]