Category: News
Several employees of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community have spoken anonymously about the broadcaster’s decision to end its partnerships with ACON’s Pride in Diversity program, with one describing the move as a “kick in the teeth”. Staff members told Star Observer the decision had left them feeling […]
Two former members of the armed forces are taking legal action against the Ministry of Defence, arguing that they were unfairly denied proper compensation under the UK’s scheme for LGBTQ+ veterans affected by the military ban. Mark Shephard and Steven Stewart say they suffered lasting harm after being forced to leave military service because they […]
A recent RNZ Pacific article reported that the number of Fijians living with HIV has risen to at least 9,000—almost one percent of the population. To put this in perspective: New Zealand, with a population five times larger than Fiji’s, has around 3,500 people estimated to be HIV-positive—less than 0.1 percent of our population. Fiji’s […]
The Trump administration has withdrawn from an agreement designed to protect trans students in five school districts and one college. According to AP, the US Department of Education terminated the agreements on 6 April. The protections had originally been negotiated under Title IX by the Obama and Biden administrations. Title IX is a civil rights […]
A man has been arrested following an alleged shooting outside an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, last Wednesday (1 April). Thankfully, no one was injured in the incident, according to local reports. Police allege that 37-year-old Timothy James Truett opened fire outside Pulse Ultra Club, damaging a vehicle owned by the venue’s proprietor. […]
A university professor who has written extensively against LGBTQ+ rights has been charged with multiple sexual offences involving children. John Kent Tarwater, 55, from Greene County, Ohio, is facing two counts of sexual assault, three counts of sexual battery and three counts of gross sexual imposition. The allegations span from August 2019 to July 2025. […]
Uganda’s Supreme Court has postponed a highly anticipated appeal hearing into the validity of the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, just days after confirming a date for the case. Earlier in March, the court announced that it would hear the appeal on 31 March 2026. The challenge is against an April 2024 Constitutional Court ruling that largely […]
Lawmakers in Belarus have approved a bill that would introduce penalties for what authorities call the “promotion of homosexuality, gender transition, childlessness, and pedophilia”. The legislation was passed by the country’s upper chamber of parliament on Thursday, after it was approved by the lower house last month. It now goes to President Alexander Lukashenko for […]