Tag: gender identity
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has officially signed Senate Bill 104, legislation prohibiting students from using restrooms and facilities that do not correspond to their sex assigned at birth.
Proponents of the bill, including State Senator Jerry Cirino, maintain that the measure seeks to balance accommodations for transgender students with broader...
Poland's government has approved plans to expand its hate crime laws to include protections based on sexual orientation, gender, age, and disability. Offenders found guilty of such hate crimes could face prison sentences.
Existing Polish legislation already criminalises public insults based on national, ethnic, racial, or religious affiliation, with penalties...
A fresh, punk-rock docuseries is gearing up to launch just in time for Transgender Awareness Week. The Gender Agenda, an audacious exploration of gender identities in Aotearoa, aims to pull back the curtain on complex gender issues, offering insight and authenticity for New Zealand youth navigating their own gender...
The mythological figure of King Arthur, renowned for his quest for the Holy Grail, has been suggested as a potential LGBTQ+ figure due to a reference in which he is described as wearing “women’s clothing”.
Denbighshire Council has included King Arthur in a timeline of LGBTQ+ history, highlighting significant moments...
New research has highlighted that so-called "conversion therapy" or "conversion practices" are not only ineffective at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity but are also strongly associated with increased mental health issues in LGBTQ+ individuals.
The study, which surveyed over 4,400 LGBTQ+ Americans, found that those subjected...
Australia's Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, has defended the government's decision to exclude questions related to gender, sexual orientation, and diverse sex characteristics from the upcoming census.
The absence of such questions in the 2021 census had previously led the Australian Bureau of Statistics to issue an apology after LGBTQ+...
Australia’s 2026 Census will once again fail to account for LGBTQ+ individuals. The federal government has confirmed that the upcoming Census will not include questions about gender, sexual orientation, or diverse sex characteristics, continuing the same approach as the 2021 Census.
On 25 August, the Australian Government announced that the...
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...
