Category: Around the World
A hate crime inquiry in Victoria has heard that international students from countries where homosexuality is criminalised have been targeted on gay dating apps before being assaulted, filmed and threatened with being outed. Police in Victoria, Australia, have identified 95 attacks on gay or bisexual men since June 2024. Chad Hughes, chief executive of Thorne […]
A transgender woman in Kansas has had charges against her dismissed after a police stop led to her being accused of driving without a valid license. On 5 May, Kansas resident Kris Ripper said she was pulled over by a police officer while driving home in the rain, after sunny weather earlier in the day […]
Advocates have criticised the Australian Government for declining all of the United Nations’ recent recommendations aimed at improving LGBTQIA+ rights. In a media release, Equality Australia said it was “bitterly disappointed” by the Federal Government’s lack of action in response to recommendations offered during a UN human rights peer review of Australia. As part of […]
The Australian state of Victoria has begun its parliamentary inquiry into anti-LGBTQIA+ hate crimes, following a series of disturbing attacks targeting gay and bisexual men. Conducted by the Victorian Parliament Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee, the inquiry was established in February after a push from the Victorian Greens. It follows attacks that have […]
Around 5,000 people have taken to the streets of Kyiv to call for full equality for LGBTQIA+ people in Ukraine, in the largest event of its kind since Russia’s full-scale invasion began. The 10th Kyiv Pride March took place on Sunday, 21 June, beginning at the capital’s National University before moving through the downtown area […]
Nepal’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of equal marriage, marking a major win for LGBTQ+ rights in South Asia. On 18 June, the court ordered the Nepali government to ensure equal marriage rights for queer and trans people. The ruling makes Nepal the 40th country worldwide to legally recognise equal marriage. Equal marriage had […]
Former human rights lawyer Keir Starmer has resigned as leader of the UK Labour Party, following weeks of uncertainty in Downing Street and mounting pressure from within his own party. Starmer announced his decision outside 10 Downing Street on 22 June, saying he would step down as Labour leader but remain as Prime Minister until […]
A controversial new United States bill, known as the TRANS MICE Act, is drawing widespread criticism and plenty of raised eyebrows online for targeting what Republican lawmakers describe as “transgender animal experiments”. Introduced by Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, the proposed legislation carries the deliberately provocative title Transgender Research on Animals Now Stops and Money for […]