Tag: Court
Human Rights groups and activists in Uganda have initiated a legal battle against the government’s severe Anti-Homosexuality Act, a law that has caused widespread condemnation internationally.
Signed by President Yoweri Museveni in May, the law intensifies the already harsh stance against LGBTQ+ individuals in Uganda, imposing the death penalty for...
Russia's clampdown on the LGBTQ+ community has seen another LGBTQ+ club raided by riot police, who forcibly entered the venue Fame in Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city.
The incident, which was captured in a video shared by local news sources, showed police interrupting the club's activities, abruptly halting the music...
Moscow police have conducted raids on several gay clubs a day after the Russian Supreme Court classified the "LGBT movement" as an extremist organisation, banning its activities nationwide.
According to reports by local media, attendees at the clubs were detained briefly, with authorities photographing their passports. One of the club-goers...
A 13-year-old transgender girl, Becky Pepper-Jackson, is challenging West Virginia’s restrictive law against trans students in sports.
Supported by her mother, Heather, and legal advocacy from the ACLU, Pepper-Jackson is fighting to overturn the state’s ban, which has been a point of contention since its inception by Governor Jim Justice...
The United States Supreme Court has put a stop to plans made by a private Orthodox Jewish university to ban LGBTQ+ student groups on their campus.
The Supreme Court’s decision was made after the Yeshiva University filed an emergency motion to block a previous lower court order by New York...
