Tag: transphobia
Historian Gareth Watkins looks back at July dates with notable connections to the progress of our rainbow communities.
9 July 1869
Emma Ada Scott was born in Tasmania, Australia. By 1914, she had moved to New Zealand and was living with her “dear friend” Alice Mills in Wellington. They moved...
A new study published by the Trans Justice Project and Victoria Pride Lobby has shown that nearly half of all transgender individuals in Australia have been subject to hate crimes, either online or in person, over the past year.
The Fuelling Hate Report, which was conducted from April 17 to...
Anti-trans activist Posie Parker has announced she will visit Wellington in September to attend a court hearing relating to her previous NZ visit and says she will hold a Let Women Speak event outside of the courts.
"So looks like I have a valid ESTA for New Zealand," Kellie Jay-Keen...
George Fowler, aka Drag King Hugo Grrrl, spots the transphobia at the centre of recent anti-drag sentiment and implores parents to take their kids to age-appropriate drag shows.
Kids love drag. It’s glittery, cartoonish, colourful, and deeply silly. You couldn’t make an art form more perfect for young audiences...
In a shocking display of transphobia and disdain for LGBTQ+ rights, Xue Jian, the consul general of the People's Republic of China in Osaka, Japan, posted a highly controversial tweet in which he claimed that transgender individuals are a "deformity" and that LGBTQ+ rights will lead to the collapse...
Despite being a regional leader in the legal recognition of LGBTI+ rights, Mexico sadly ranks second in Latin America for reported hate crimes against the community.
A recent study by The National Observatory of Hate Crimes Against LGBTI+ Persons in Mexico revealed a disturbing trend, with the country witnessing 305...
In Havana, approximately 200 individuals gathered on Saturday to march against homophobia and transphobia, commemorating the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Cuba last September.
Accompanied by the lively sounds of traditional conga music, the demonstrators proudly chanted "Socialism yes, homophobia no" as they celebrated the island's progressive stance on...
A trans woman living in London says she was asked to “prove” that she was female by a security guard after he followed her into a McDonald’s restroom.
57-year-old Paula Griffin says she was approached by the security guard when she entered a women’s restroom in a McDonald’s restaurant in...
