Category: Around the World
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed legislation that would have granted limited legal rights to unmarried couples, including those in same-sex relationships. The proposed system would have marked Poland’s first domestic legal recognition of same-sex couples, although it fell short of introducing civil partnerships or marriage equality. The two linked bills were backed by Prime […]
The US House of Representatives has rejected an attempt to permanently write President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military into federal law. The amendment, introduced by Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, was defeated on Tuesday, 21 July, by 217 votes to 212. Seven members did not vote. All 213 voting Democrats opposed […]
The US Federal Communications Commission is considering whether television programmes featuring transgender, non-binary or broader gender identity themes should carry additional content descriptions or receive different parental ratings. The FCC has not yet proposed a formal rule requiring warning labels. Instead, its Media Bureau opened a public inquiry asking whether the existing voluntary television ratings […]
The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games are placing member nations’ LGBTQ+ human rights records firmly in the spotlight through an exhibition highlighting countries that continue to criminalise consensual same-sex relationships. Zero Flags Commonwealth is a special presentation developed by the international Zero Flags Project for the Glasgow Games. Installed at Candleriggs in the city’s Merchant City […]
Self-described “alpha male” influencer Andrew Tate has been relentlessly mocked online over the outfit he was wearing when US authorities arrested him in Miami. Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, were detained by the US Marshals Service on Saturday, 18 July, as British authorities seek their extradition to face criminal charges in the United Kingdom. […]
Lesbian and other same-sex female couples seeking fertility treatment in the Australian State of Queensland face a confusing new hurdle under guidance that can count them as two separate families when both partners carry a child using the same donor. The Queensland Health guidance applies specifically when calculating limits on the number of families created […]
A Norwich police officer referred to a transgender protester as “the pink-haired thing” in audio accidentally captured on a confiscated body camera. The recording was made inside Bethel Street Police Station after officers seized animal rights activist Gemma Barnes’ camera during a protest in January 2023. Barnes had been demonstrating outside the station following the […]
Hunter Biden has claimed that a group of closeted gay politicians, largely within the Republican Party, represents the “biggest problem” facing the United States. The son of former US president Joe Biden made the remarks during a recent appearance on I’ve Had It, the political and pop-culture podcast hosted by Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan. […]