Day: September 23, 2026

Sydney has made LGBTQ+ history, with Councillor Olly Arkins becoming the City of Sydney’s first openly transgender Deputy Lord Mayor. Arkins was elected to the role by fellow councillors on 21 September, less than two years after first winning a seat on the City of Sydney Council in 2024. She was the only nominee for […]

A US law firm is threatening to sue one of North Carolina’s largest school districts unless parents are allowed to remove their children from a class taught by a transgender teacher. The Thomas More Society issued a formal demand to Wake County Public School System on 15 September, giving the district 15 days to meet […]

Two teenagers are to stand trial accused of murdering and robbing Dublin man Alex Coughlan after prosecutors alleged he was contacted through Grindr and targeted in a premeditated attack. Coughlan, 37, suffered serious injuries during an assault on Mill Road in Blanchardstown on 17 May 2026. He was taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in a […]

Clay Aiken has opened up about a painful moment from 2006, saying he “died inside” after Rosie O’Donnell effectively outed him on national television before he was ready to publicly identify as gay. The former American Idol star revisited the incident during an appearance on Page Six Radio, describing that period as part of “the […]