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From Adele to Bizarre Bras: Leather Lungs discusses his preparation for returning to the World of WearableArt for its new show GLO! Nearly 20 years after the World of WearableArt helped launch his career, Jason Chasland is preparing to return to the Wellington spectacular, this time bringing the full, fabulous force of his alter ego, […]
Britain’s first openly gay defence secretary, Wes Streeting, says he has faced an “unbelievable volume” of homophobic abuse online since taking on the role. Streeting was appointed defence secretary in July as part of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first Cabinet, following the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer. Speaking at an Edinburgh Fringe event, Streeting said […]
NSW Police have been directed to reopen a misconduct investigation into controversial drug-dog raids at several Sydney LGBTQIA+ venues after the state’s independent police watchdog rejected an internal finding that officers had done nothing wrong. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, or LECC, has invoked its statutory powers to require NSW Police to investigate allegations surrounding […]
A High Court ruling in England has supported the legal principle behind a Police Scotland policy that allows transgender detainees, in certain circumstances, to request an intimate search by an officer of their lived gender. The decision is significant for trans people because strip searches are inherently intrusive, and being searched by someone of a […]
The Trump administration has finalised a sweeping new rule preventing two major US government health programmes from using federal funds for certain forms of gender-affirming healthcare for young people. The rule affects Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), programmes that together provide health coverage to around 35.5 million children in the United States. […]
Republican congressman Andy Ogles, whose official social media account declared during Pride Month that “homosexuality has no place in America”, has lost his bid for another term in the US House of Representatives. The Trump-endorsed Tennessee representative was defeated by former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher in the Republican primary for Tennessee’s redrawn 5th Congressional […]
Victoria Police have arrested another five young people over alleged attacks on men contacted through dating and social media apps, bringing the total number of arrests linked to similar incidents across the state to 47. The latest arrests were made by detectives from the Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit following 11 reported incidents in the […]
San Francisco has been named the world’s best city for LGBTQ+ life in a new international ranking, although the report suggests American cities are losing ground as LGBTQ+ rights and protections come under political pressure. The finding comes from the 2026 Sexually Liberal City Index, compiled by adult entertainment platform Erobella. The annual index compared […]