Tag: discrimination
A UK-based survey has revealed that half of LGBTQ+ employees are facing "shockingly high levels" of bullying and harassment at work. Conducted by the TUC, the survey of 1,000 LGBTQ+ individuals across the UK found that one in five lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have experienced verbal abuse...
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to allow President Joe Biden's administration to enforce a significant part of a new rule aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination based on gender identity in 10 Republican-led states that had challenged the measure.
The justices rejected the administration's request to partially lift lower...
A U.S. magistrate judge has ruled that LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy can move forward with their lawsuit against the Department of Defense (DOD).
The lawsuit, initiated by five veterans, claims they faced discrimination due to receiving other-than-honorable discharges. The veterans are requesting the DOD...
Thousands of Hungarians gathered for the annual Budapest Pride on Saturday, transforming the event into a protest against the government’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights.
This year’s march drew significant attention due to mounting criticism of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s policies. Since coming to power in 2010, Orbán has enacted a...
A federal judge in the state of Louisiana has blocked the enforcement of a new rule from President Joe Biden's administration that protects LGBTQ+ students from discrimination based on their gender identity in schools and colleges across four states.
U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty issued a preliminary injunction preventing...
For LGBTQ+ New Zealanders thinking of hoping the pond, Craig Young offers a backgrounder on the history and culture of our nearest neighbour and its differences from us.
Firstly the chief difference between AUS and NZ is that Australia is a federal state, consisting of six states and two territories,...
Relentless opposition is marring progress made towards equal rights for LGBTI people, ILGA World said today, as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex lives continue to be at the centre of legal debates across the world.
ILGA World is the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association – is...
A new study by Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne has highlighted the persistent issue of homophobia in sport, highlighting that over half of LGBTQ+ young people in Australia have observed discrimination in community sports.
The study also showed that 40% of LGBTQ+ young people have personally faced such discrimination...
