Category: Around the World
Lawmakers in Belarus have approved a bill that would introduce penalties for what authorities call the “promotion of homosexuality, gender transition, childlessness, and pedophilia”. The legislation was passed by the country’s upper chamber of parliament on Thursday, after it was approved by the lower house last month. It now goes to President Alexander Lukashenko for […]
A gay journalist has spoken out after alleging he was briefly detained by security staff for booing President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during the opening night of Chicago at the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, 31 March. Eugene Ramirez was attending the performance with a group of […]
A Ghanaian media personality is facing condemnation after making violent anti-LGBTQ+ remarks on air, including saying he would kill his own children if they ever came out to him. Blessed Godsbrain Smart, better known as Captain Smart, made the comments during his Onua Maakye morning show on Onua TV/FM on 25 March. According to Rightify […]
Idaho lawmakers have passed a sweeping bill that would require teachers, healthcare providers and other professionals to inform parents within 72 hours if a minor expresses a transgender identity or asks for changes such as a different name, pronouns or access to spaces that align with their gender identity. The legislation, House Bill 822, would […]
The case against the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk has hit a fresh hurdle, after defence lawyers said a federal firearms analysis could not conclusively match the fatal bullet fragment to the rifle allegedly linked to the suspect. In a recent filing to Utah District Judge Tony Graf, lawyers for 22-year-old Tyler […]
A new survey commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation has found that a clear majority of Americans support equality and legal protections for transgender people, with a majority backing recorded across a wide range of demographic groups, including Republicans. The findings were released to mark International Transgender Day of Visibility, at a time when […]
Senegal’s President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has signed a sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ law, pushing the country further backwards on rights and freedoms despite strong international criticism. The legislation was approved by parliament earlier in March and formally enacted this week. Senegal’s National Assembly overwhelmingly passed the bill on 11 March, with lawmakers greeting the result with applause. […]
Victoria Police have told a community forum that no new app-based hate crime attacks have been reported in the state since October 2025. Police have made more than 42 arrests across 2024 and 2025 in connection with a string of attacks targeting gay and bisexual men. Some investigations remain ongoing, with not all alleged offenders […]