Category: Around the World

Oct 09
US Census Reveals States with Most (and Fewest) Same-Sex Couples

A new analysis of the 2020 US Census data has revealed which states have the highest and lowest concentrations of same-sex couples living together — and the results show a distinct geographical and political divide. According to the Williams Institute, there were 1,168,566 same-sex couples cohabiting in the US as of the latest census. Of […]

Oct 08
Life Sentence for Man Who Targeted Vulnerable People in Manchester’s Gay Village

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This article contains references to sexual assault, which may be distressing. Please take care while reading. A man who preyed on intoxicated people in Manchester’s Gay Village has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of raping a woman and two men. Sid Ali Djelid, an Algerian national also known […]

Oct 08
United States Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Colorado’s Conversion Therapy Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could determine whether Colorado’s law banning so-called conversion therapy for minors is constitutional. Multiple conservative justices suggested during oral argument that they believe it may infringe on free speech rights. Colorado is among more than 20 states to outlaw the practice—widely discredited by medical experts—aimed […]

Oct 08
Putin Ally Claims West Using “LGBT Agenda” to Wipe Out Human Population

A Russian nuclear scientist with close ties to President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the West is deliberately using the so-called “LGBT agenda,” childfree advocacy, and biological warfare to reduce the global population. Mikhail Kovalchuk, head of Russia’s prestigious Kurchatov Institute for Nuclear Research and a reported long-time friend of Putin, made the remarks at […]

Oct 07
Flight Diverted After Passenger Claims LGBTQ+ People Are Giving Him Cancer

A domestic flight in the United States was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger began shouting that LGBTQ+ people were giving him cancer and declared, “the plane is going down”. The Sun Country Airlines flight departed Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport around 7:15am on Friday, 3 October, bound for Newark, New Jersey. However, the […]

Oct 07
US Lawmaker Threatens to Bring Netflix Executives Before Congress Over Trans Cartoon Character

US Representative Tim Burchett (R‑Tenn.) has threatened to summon Netflix executives to testify before Congress amid a backlash over a transgender character in the animated series Dead End: Paranormal Park. Speaking on right‑wing commentator Benny Johnson’s podcast, Burchett was asked whether he would back congressional scrutiny after a clip of the show’s trans character, Barney, […]

Oct 06
Together Yanked from Chinese Theatres Over Unauthorised AI “Straightwashing”

Australian filmmaker Michael Shanks has pulled his horror feature Together from cinemas in China after discovering that local distributors used artificial intelligence to censor a queer storyline, replacing a gay couple with a heterosexual one — all without his knowledge or consent. Shanks, who wrote and directed the acclaimed Aussie horror, spoke out against the […]

Oct 05
Lesbian Daughter of Cameroon’s President Urges Public Not to Vote for Him

Brenda Biya, the openly lesbian daughter of Cameroon’s long-standing president, Paul Biya, is urging the people of Cameroon not to re-elect her father — citing his regime’s harsh treatment of LGBTQ+ individuals and its broader failures to serve the nation. In a viral TikTok video, Brenda—also known by her rap alias King Nasty—denounced the 92-year-old […]