Day: August 5, 2025

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating crucial health research grants focused on LGBTQ+ communities, including those related to HIV prevention and care. On 1 August, the U.S. District Court in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction against the National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing it from defunding GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ […]

British pool champion Harriet Haynes has lost her landmark discrimination case against the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF), following her exclusion from competing in the women’s division due to being transgender. Haynes was banned from participating in EBPF women’s competitions in 2023, with the federation stating she was still welcome in the open category to […]

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been accused of using “childish name-calling” and deliberate misgendering in its legal response to a challenge against President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender military service. On Friday, 1 August, the DOJ filed its opposition to Talbott v. United States, a lawsuit brought by GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) […]

A new study has found that more than half of people in China support LGBTQ+ rights, revealing a significant disconnect between public attitudes and the nation’s restrictive laws. According to research published by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, 53 per cent of Chinese respondents believe LGBTQ+ individuals should be accepted in […]

Donald Trump has refused to rule out a possible pardon for disgraced former Congressman George Santos — and even hinted at the possibility — in a new interview with far-right network Newsmax. During the segment, host Rob Finnerty asked Trump whether he would consider pardoning a number of high-profile figures, including convicted child sex trafficker […]