Category: News
A new YouGov UK tracker has found that more than three-quarters of UK adults support same-sex couples’ right to marry. The bimonthly tracker, released on 29 June, found that 76% of UK adults support the change in the law that allowed same-sex couples to marry. Of those surveyed, 51% said they “strongly support” same-sex marriage, […]
The Metropolitan Police have apologised to the family of 19-year-old Ed Cornes after acknowledging serious failures in the handling of the investigation into his death. The apology came on Monday 29 June, nearly five years after Ed was found dead in a London hotel room. Specialist officers are now reviewing the original investigation to determine […]
The man accused of murdering transgender University of Washington student Juniper Blessing has been found unfit to stand trial and ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment. Christopher Leahy, 31, is charged with first-degree murder over the death of 19-year-old Blessing, who was found fatally stabbed at a Seattle student housing complex in May. At a hearing […]
The US Supreme Court has upheld two state laws barring transgender girls and women from female sports teams. In a decision handed down on Tuesday, 30 June, the court sided with West Virginia and Idaho in two closely watched cases, West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox. The ruling allows states to prohibit transgender […]
Dr Mataroria Lyndon answers your health-related questions I’m on PrEP and pretty on top of my sexual health, but I still feel judged when I talk honestly with doctors about my sex life. How do you ensure queer patients can speak openly without fear of shame? That experience of feeling judged is something a lot of queer people […]
A Russian court has jailed the owner and two employees of an LGBT nightclub in Orenburg after convicting them of organising and participating in the activities of an “extremist organisation”. Authorities say it is the first prosecution under Russia’s ban on the so-called “LGBT movement”, following the country’s 2023 Supreme Court ruling that designated the […]
Pete Buttigieg has revealed a deeply distressing ordeal that saw him temporarily separated from his young children following what authorities later determined was a false report. The former United States Secretary of Transportation described the experience as “the darkest hours of my life” in a lengthy post on Substack, detailing how an anonymous allegation triggered […]
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki says armed police have seized firearms from his property after his gun licence was revoked. In a video posted to Facebook, Tamaki filmed himself interacting with police officers inside his garage as they catalogued and removed firearms from a gun safe. The firearms shown in the video included hunting rifles […]