Day: June 30, 2025
Members of Germany’s Green and Left parties made a powerful statement in parliament this week by donning outfits in the colours of the Pride flag, after officials banned the rainbow flag from being flown at the Bundestag for Christopher Street Day (CSD) celebrations. CSD is Germany’s annual LGBTQ+ event, held in cities like Berlin, Cologne […]
Pride parades across the globe capped off the final weekend of Pride Month with a vibrant mix of celebration and protest. From New York City to Budapest, LGBTQ+ communities and their allies rallied for visibility, rights, and resistance amidst escalating political pressure and conservative pushback. In New York, the largest and oldest Pride parade in […]
Right-wing Christian group One Million Moms (OMM) has launched a backlash against Dove for a six-second haircare ad that features a trans woman, accusing the brand of “pushing a sinful lifestyle” and igniting a new wave of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment. The short commercial, which highlights Dove’s hair repair products, drew conservative ire on social media, with […]
Singer Boy George has voiced strong support for trans youth and criticised author JK Rowling during an appearance on ITV’s Lorraine, calling her a “muggle” and dismissing claims that parents push children to be trans as “ridiculous”. The Culture Club frontman, 64, pushed back on misinformation, stating that it is usually children who inform their […]
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity during Pride Month, the Kookaburras – Australia’s national men’s field hockey team – wore rainbow socks during a recent match in support of their openly gay teammate, Davis Atkin. The powerful show of unity took place during a dramatic FIH Pro League clash against England in London, where the […]
In a landmark 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided in favour of religious parents in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case challenging the inclusion of LGBTQ+ themed books in a Maryland public school curriculum. The decision, split along ideological lines, supports the plaintiffs’ claim that their First Amendment rights were infringed upon by being […]