Day: June 13, 2025

Drag performers received a warm welcome while President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania were met with boos at opening night of Les Misérables at Washington’s Kennedy Centre this week — marking a moment of defiant pride and cultural resistance. Queens Tara Hoot, Ricky Rosé, Vagenesis, and Mari Con Carne arrived in full drag to fanfare, […]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that the Czech Republic’s policy of requiring forced sterilisation as a precondition for legal gender recognition constitutes a violation of human rights. The landmark decision, delivered on Thursday (12 June), found the Czech government in breach of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights […]

Craig Young critiques the UK Labour Party’s shift towards Blue Labour and its impact on progressive issues, particularly transgender rights. Is the British Labour Party veering off course? Growing concerns suggest that the influence of the “Blue Labour” faction could alienate progressive voters and core constituencies, particularly over issues such as trans rights and broader […]

Nine years have passed since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida — an act of unimaginable violence that claimed the lives of 49 people and left 53 others injured. Yet the memory of that night on 12 June 2016 continues to reverberate deeply, particularly within the LGBTQ+ and Latinx communities. Pulse was more than […]

LGBTQ+ inclusion in mainstream cinema has taken a troubling downturn, according to GLAAD’s 13th annual Studio Responsibility Index. The study, released this week, reveals that just 23.6% of films from major Hollywood studios released in 2024 included LGBTQ+ characters — the lowest figure in three years. That’s down from 27.3% in 2023 and 28.5% in […]