Day: May 27, 2026

Police in Russia have charged a 13-year-old schoolboy with spreading “LGBT propaganda” and displaying “extremist” symbols after he shared an unidentified video with classmates. According to Mediazona, the boy was charged in May after parents of other students complained about the video. His identity has been withheld to protect his privacy. The case comes amid […]

Two trustees from a California school district have been criticised for comments they made about members of a high school water polo team. The backlash followed a photo of Temecula Valley High School athletes cheering on their peers at a baseball game while wearing their competition swimwear. The water polo team attended the baseball game […]

An eighth-grade graduation speech in Louisville, Kentucky, has gone viral after a student used the moment to call out his school. Daniel Mattingly, a student at Stuart Academy, had originally been selected through the student council to speak at his graduation ceremony. He had prepared a speech about acceptance and personal hardship, including the trauma […]

Malaysian police have arrested at least 51 men following a series of raids connected to what authorities described as a drug-fuelled “gay party” at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. The raids took place on Sunday, 24 May. Narcotics department director Hussein Omar Khan said on Monday, 25 May, that the men arrested were aged between […]

A new 2026 ranking of the most trans-friendly countries in Europe and Central Asia has been released, with Iceland taking the top spot. The annual Trans Rights Index and Map, produced by Transgender Europe, tracks the protections and opportunities available to trans and non-binary people across Europe and Central Asia. The index is produced in […]