Category: Around the World
Families and educators are asking a court to block a voter-approved measure that would exclude trans girls from girls’ interschool sports and require students entering those competitions to verify their sex. Washington state has hired an outside law firm to defend its new restrictions on trans girls’ participation in school sports. Attorney General Nick Brown […]
Fellow marchers gathered around LGBTQ+ activists in Antalya as they unfurled rainbow flags amid a crackdown on queer organising in Türkiye. Turkish LGBTQ+ activists helped lead a climate justice march through Antalya on Saturday 14 November, raising rainbow flags as campaigners from around the world rallied in the city hosting COP31. Organisers had arranged for […]
Barcelona is officially getting ready for the rainbow party of the decade! The Spanish city has been chosen to host WorldPride 2030, beating Bangkok in an international vote that will bring one of the world’s biggest LGBTQ+ celebrations back to Europe. The global Pride organisation InterPride has selected Barcelona, Spain, as the host of WorldPride […]
Stop everything, pop divas! Madonna is heading back to Coachella’s legendary dance tent in 2027, joining an absolutely stacked line-up featuring Dua Lipa, SZA, Tame Impala, Kehlani, Steve Lacy and plenty more artists loved by LGBTQ+ audiences. The Queen of Pop is making another major Coachella appearance, more than two decades after her unforgettable 2006 […]
Plans to ban abusive conversion practices in England and Wales have become the centre of a political dispute, with Britain’s Conservative Party withdrawing its support for proposed legislation designed to protect LGBTQ+ people from attempts to change their sexuality or gender identity. The decision has prompted criticism from the Labour Government, which is pushing ahead […]
A landmark victory for LGBTQ+ rights in the Caribbean! After nearly a decade of legal battles, Trinidadian activist Jason Jones has won a unanimous ruling that laws criminalising private, consensual same-sex intimacy between adults violate constitutional rights. LGBTQ+ communities in Trinidad and Tobago are celebrating a major legal victory after the country’s highest court of […]
Thousands of people have fled renewed fighting in Ethiopia, but for LGBTQ+ refugees escaping the violence, crossing the border doesn’t necessarily mean finding safety. Human rights advocates are warning that rainbow people face further threats, discrimination and barriers to essential humanitarian aid. An urgent appeal from the International PRIDE Centre has highlighted the dangers facing […]
Tennis legend, LGBTQ+ trailblazer and all-round icon Billie Jean King is returning to our screens! A powerful new documentary explores the victories, personal sacrifices, and fight for equality that made her one of sport’s most influential figures. At 82, Billie Jean King is still determined to challenge inequality, and she’s opening up about the extraordinary […]