Category: Around the World
Britain’s first openly gay defence secretary, Wes Streeting, says he has faced an “unbelievable volume” of homophobic abuse online since taking on the role. Streeting was appointed defence secretary in July as part of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first Cabinet, following the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer. Speaking at an Edinburgh Fringe event, Streeting said […]
A High Court ruling in England has supported the legal principle behind a Police Scotland policy that allows transgender detainees, in certain circumstances, to request an intimate search by an officer of their lived gender. The decision is significant for trans people because strip searches are inherently intrusive, and being searched by someone of a […]
The Trump administration has finalised a sweeping new rule preventing two major US government health programmes from using federal funds for certain forms of gender-affirming healthcare for young people. The rule affects Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), programmes that together provide health coverage to around 35.5 million children in the United States. […]
Republican congressman Andy Ogles, whose official social media account declared during Pride Month that “homosexuality has no place in America”, has lost his bid for another term in the US House of Representatives. The Trump-endorsed Tennessee representative was defeated by former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher in the Republican primary for Tennessee’s redrawn 5th Congressional […]
San Francisco has been named the world’s best city for LGBTQ+ life in a new international ranking, although the report suggests American cities are losing ground as LGBTQ+ rights and protections come under political pressure. The finding comes from the 2026 Sexually Liberal City Index, compiled by adult entertainment platform Erobella. The annual index compared […]
Brittany Boltinhouse has been stripped of her Miss North Carolina USA 2026 title just over a month after being crowned, with the Miss USA Organisation declaring that racism, homophobia and transphobia have no place within the pageant. The decision was announced on Wednesday, 5 August, weeks before Boltinhouse was due to represent North Carolina at […]
Cape Town has officially taken up the WorldPride mantle, marking the beginning of preparations for the first edition of the global LGBTQIA+ celebration ever to be held on African soil. A South African delegation formally received hosting duties from Amsterdam during the WorldPride 2026 closing celebrations on Saturday, 8 August. More than 25,000 people gathered […]
Civil society organisations working in countries where consensual same-sex relations remain criminalised are urging French President Emmanuel Macron to halt plans for a new United Nations Human Rights Council resolution on decriminalisation. It might initially sound counter-intuitive. The 141 organisations behind the appeal strongly support the worldwide repeal of laws criminalising LGBTQ+ people. Their concern […]