Category: Around the World
Péter Magyar has declared that Hungarians “overthrew the regime” after defeating Viktor Orbán in Hungary’s 2026 election, bringing an end to the prime minister’s 16-year hold on power. Orbán’s Fidesz party was swept aside by Magyar’s centre-right Tisza party in a landslide result that many voters saw as a rejection of authoritarian rule, corruption and […]
Nurse Jennifer Melle has reached a settlement with the NHS trust she had been suing, after being disciplined for referring to a transgender patient using male pronouns and later suspended over concerns she might breach patient confidentiality by speaking publicly about the case. The agreement was reached before her employment tribunal was due to begin […]
Californian coffee chain Philz is facing mounting criticism after deciding to remove Pride flags from its stores, with the company arguing the move is meant to create a more “inclusive” and consistent in-store experience. The decision has sparked anger among staff, customers and local LGBTQ+ advocates, particularly in San Francisco, where Philz has deep roots […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat in the country’s 2026 election, calling the result “painful” after 16 years in power. His loss marks a major political shift in Hungary, where his long rule became closely associated with authoritarianism, far-right nationalism and a sustained assault on LGBTQIA+ rights. A close ally of both Donald […]
LGBTIQ+ workers in Australia continue to experience significantly higher levels of discrimination, harassment and exclusion in the workplace, according to new national research. The latest Inclusion@Work Index 2025–2026 from Diversity Council Australia found that 46% of LGBTIQ+ employees had experienced discrimination and/or harassment in the past year. By comparison, 26% of non-LGBTIQ+ workers reported the […]
On 9 April, renewed attention fell on the US Selective Service System after it became clear that automatic draft registration is due to begin by December 2026. Under the change, responsibility for registration will shift from individual men to the Selective Service System itself, using federal data sources, instead of requiring eligible people to register […]
Mississippi is poised to become the latest US state to restrict how transgender people are identified on official documents, after lawmakers passed a bill requiring driver’s licences to reflect sex assigned at birth. Senate Bill 2322 was approved on Monday, 6 April, and now heads to Governor Tate Reeves, who is widely expected to sign […]
A father in the US has been publicly rebuked by a television judge after suing his gay son for the cost of sending him to conversion therapy. Gregory Talbert, from Memphis, Tennessee, took legal action against his 18-year-old son, Michael Talbert, after spending US$6,000 on a conversion therapy programme he believed would “cure” his son’s […]