Day: September 1, 2026
The Welsh NHS has paused new referrals and scheduled surgeries for gender-affirming procedures while an independent clinical review examines the Welsh Gender Service’s assessment and referral processes. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, which runs the service, said the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee ordered the pause with immediate effect. The move affects the surgical […]
Nepal’s Blue Diamond Society has replaced its usual Pride and Gai Jatra celebrations with a candlelight ceremony in solidarity with communities devastated by recent floods. The LGBTQ+ rights organisation gathered in Kathmandu to remember people killed in the disaster, as well as members of Nepal’s gender and sexual minority communities who had died over the […]
Nashville International Airport could soon bear the name of one of Tennessee’s most beloved icons, with officials backing a proposal to rename it in honour of Dolly Parton. Just days after Parton died at the age of 80, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that he and airport officials support creating a permanent tribute to the […]
A controversial Idaho saloon known for anti-LGBTQ+ promotions could soon get a dramatically different identity, with a new fundraising campaign aiming to turn it into a gay bar and community space. Old State Saloon in Eagle is currently on the market for US$2.4 million, with its liquor licence available separately for another US$500,000. Boise-based organiser […]
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Historian Gareth Watkins highlights notable September dates for New Zealand’s rainbow communities 6 September 1957 A large headline in Christchurch’s The Press read “British Controversy On Vice Report”. The article highlighted the newly released Wolfenden Committee’s recommendation that homosexual acts in private between consenting men aged 21 or over should no longer be criminal offences. The Committee argued that it was not […]