Category: Around the World
A transgender woman who spent years supporting Pakistan’s rainbow community has died following an alleged violent attack, just weeks after reportedly seeking police protection from harassment and death threats. Police in Bahawalnagar, Pakistan, have arrested two men following the death of transgender community advocate Zoya Malik, who was allegedly attacked by four people on 23 […]
US Navy And Marine Boards Recommend Keeping Trans Troops Despite Pentagon Policy Military review boards in the United States Navy and Marine Corps are recommending that transgender service members remain in uniform, despite a Trump administration policy designed to remove them. In a surprising development for transgender rights in the US military, nine of 12 […]
A five-judge panel of Botswana’s High Court has heard a landmark challenge from two women seeking legal recognition of their relationship through civil marriage — a case that could make Botswana only the second African country with marriage equality. A landmark fight over same-sex marriage has reached Botswana’s High Court, with Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo […]
Brazil’s electoral court has formally declared Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva the winner of the country’s presidential election, securing an historic fourth term as challenger Flávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede defeat. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won re-election, defeating conservative challenger Flávio Bolsonaro by more than 4.4 million votes in Sunday’s presidential […]
A West Hollywood gay father who punched a conservative streamer during a viral confrontation involving his husband and infant son will not face criminal prosecution after completing a pre-filing diversion agreement. A viral confrontation that began with a gay couple being questioned about their right to raise a child has ended without criminal charges being […]
The WNBA has told Republican lawmakers that former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are ineligible to play in the women’s league, after the pair launched a highly publicised challenge to its rules amid the political debate over transgender athletes. The WNBA has given its clearest answer yet to two former NBA players […]
Trans rights protesters interrupted the red carpet for a gala performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London, with one demonstrator wearing a T-shirt reading “Rowling money kills” as the ongoing dispute surrounding JK Rowling and trans rights returned to the West End. Trans rights protesters disrupted the red carpet outside London’s Palace […]
Chick-fil-A chief executive Andrew Cathy has declined to directly state whether the fast-food giant now supports LGBTQ+ equality, instead repeatedly emphasising hospitality and customer service when questioned about the company’s controversial history. Chick-fil-A’s long-running relationship with LGBTQ+ controversy is back in the spotlight after chief executive Andrew Cathy was pressed on the company’s current position […]