Category: Lifestyle
Last month, Australia’s national donation service, Lifeblood, removed previous waiting periods for plasma donations based on sexual activity, allowing gay and bisexual men, transgender women, and sex workers to contribute for the first time in decades. The service plans to extend eligibility to whole-blood donations next year. Under the proposed system, all donors — regardless […]
Discriminatory incidents in football have risen for another year, with sexism, transphobia and faith-based abuse all sharply increasing, according to new figures from Kick It Out. The anti-discrimination charity recorded 1,398 reports of abuse across the 2024/25 football season, drawn from the professional game, grassroots football and social media. While racism remains the most common […]
Spanish footballer Alberto Lejárraga, the only openly gay male footballer currently playing in Spain, has married his longtime partner, actor and musician Rubén Fernández, in a stunning celebration on the country’s south coast. The couple shared glimpses of their special day in a joyful Instagram post — three weeks after tying the knot — while […]
As debates over transgender athletes rage on, trans men like Charlie Hoskins and Clayton Jay Reeves are carving out space in the sporting world, challenging not just physical barriers—but the very concept of masculinity. While political focus has often fallen on trans women in sport, these two athletes offer an underrepresented view: that of trans […]
LinkedIn has quietly eliminated explicit protections for transgender users from its hate speech policy, joining a growing trend of major corporations stepping back from LGBTQIA+ inclusion and safety. The move, first identified by digital watchdog Open Terms Archive, involved the removal of a clause banning the misgendering and deadnaming of transgender individuals — a policy […]
Trans non-binary athlete Nikki Hiltz has secured their sixth consecutive national title in the 1500m, continuing a remarkable streak at the USA Track and Field National Championships on 2 August. This victory marks their third outdoor title in the event and a moment of celebration for the athlete, who first came out as trans and […]
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating crucial health research grants focused on LGBTQ+ communities, including those related to HIV prevention and care. On 1 August, the U.S. District Court in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction against the National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing it from defunding GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ […]
British pool champion Harriet Haynes has lost her landmark discrimination case against the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF), following her exclusion from competing in the women’s division due to being transgender. Haynes was banned from participating in EBPF women’s competitions in 2023, with the federation stating she was still welcome in the open category to […]