Category: Around the World
The Trump administration is facing criticism after a new White House counterterrorism directive explicitly listed “radically pro-transgender” groups among the domestic ideologies federal agencies should monitor. The memo, which also refers to anarchist and anti-fascist movements, frames some forms of trans activism as a potential national security concern. However, critics have noted that it does […]
Ghana’s AIDS Commission has defended its HIV prevention work after an anti-LGBTQ+ MP claimed that distributing condoms and lubricant promotes homosexuality. The comments were made in Parliament during a hearing on Ghana’s pending anti-LGBTQ+ bill, formally known as the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill. MP Sam George criticised international funders, including The Global […]
A 47-year-old man has been charged in relation to a series of disturbing flyers targeting members of Perth’s LGBTQIA+ community. Content warning: this article discusses harassment, doxing, offensive material, and homophobia. Western Australian Police confirmed detectives from the State Security Investigation Group had charged the man following an investigation into the distribution of leaflets containing […]
Allan Michael Marrero has been reunited with his husband, Matthew, after spending 150 days in ICE detention following what was meant to be a routine green card appointment in New York City. Marrero celebrated his return at a press conference held at Middle Church in New York City, where supporters gathered to welcome him home. […]
The Trump administration has launched civil rights investigations into 36 school districts in Illinois, focusing on how schools teach and manage issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity. The Department of Justice said on Thursday, 30 April, that its Civil Rights Division will examine whether school districts gave parents adequate notice before students were […]
Concerns are growing that Senegal’s harsh new anti-LGBTQ+ law is already damaging efforts to combat HIV, with key populations reportedly avoiding healthcare services out of fear they could be arrested. In March, Senegal’s Parliament overwhelmingly passed legislation doubling the existing penalties for consensual same-sex intimacy. The law defines this to include homosexuality, bisexuality and “transsexuality”, […]
Russia’s crackdown on LGBTI+ rights has intensified, after a court designated one of the country’s leading queer advocacy groups, the Russian LGBT Network, an “extremist organisation” and banned its activities nationwide. According to Amnesty International, the St Petersburg City Court handed down the ruling after closed hearings requested by Russia’s Ministry of Justice. “For nearly […]
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill that would establish anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people, with H.B. 2103 narrowly clearing the chamber in a 101-100 vote on Tuesday. Republicans who opposed the legislation argued that its definitions were too broad and could clash with religious freedom, despite the bill including religious liberty protections. […]