Day: June 15, 2026

More than 40 LGBTQ+ and civil rights organisations in the United States have formally opposed a proposal that could see television programmes featuring LGBTQ+ characters or themes carry special content warnings. The joint submission, filed with the US Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, warned that the move would stigmatise queer and transgender people and amount […]

Several organisations and digital rights groups in the Netherlands have launched legal action against Meta, accusing the tech giant of unlawfully censoring queer communities through the mass removal of LGBTQI+ Instagram accounts. The mass removal of LGBTQ+ Instagram accounts occurred during the latest Instagram purge, which saw thousands of followers disappear from accounts including celebrities, […]

British artist David Hockney has died aged 88, leaving behind a groundbreaking body of work that depicted gay life with rare openness in a Britain where homosexuality remained a criminal offence until 1967. His death was reported on 12 June 2026, with tributes recognising him as one of the most influential British artists of the […]