Category: Around the World
Scouting America’s National Jamboree stopped providing dedicated spaces for LGBTQ+ young people, women and people of colour after Pentagon officials demanded the organisation abandon initiatives they characterised as “woke”. Around 15,000 scouts, troop leaders and volunteers recently gathered at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia for the 10-day outdoor event, according to the Associated […]
Five federal employees have filed a proposed class action against the Trump administration, challenging a policy that removes insurance coverage for gender-affirming healthcare from plans serving federal workers, retirees, Postal Service employees and their families. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday, 3 August. Known as […]
A West Virginia food bank that previously served thousands of families each month has been left with empty shelves after its pastor refused assistance from organisations he says are associated with the LGBTQ+ community. Pastor Alvin Christian, who operates God’s Store House Food Bank in Bluefield, West Virginia, explained the decision in a Facebook Live […]
A giant inflatable kiss between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin became one of the most widely discussed spectacles at Amsterdam’s WorldPride 2026 Canal Parade at the weekend. The installation, titled The Kissing Couple, depicted enormous figures resembling the two world leaders leaning towards each other for a kiss. Both were dressed in Delft blue-and-white outfits […]
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arranged a same-sex marriage between his longtime girlfriend and one of his female assistants to help the Belarusian dental student remain in the United States, newly examined records suggest. A New York Times investigation reports that Karyna Shuliak married the American woman in 2013 after her student visa had […]
A candidate for municipal office in Moscow has been sentenced to 10 days’ administrative detention after a court ruled that a rainbow-coloured T-shirt shown in an online video displayed an “extremist” symbol. Daniil Neonov, a candidate for the council of Moscow’s Shchukino district and supporter of the Rassvet political party, was convicted by the Tushinsky […]
A clinical trial examining the potential benefits and risks of puberty blockers for young people with gender incongruence has been cleared to proceed after the High Court rejected a legal challenge from campaigners. Mr Justice Chamberlain refused both an application for permission to seek judicial review and a request for an interim order suspending the […]
A Texas content creator says his beloved “I ♥ YAOI” personalised licence plate has been restored after the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles reportedly tried to cancel it for being “indecent”. The creator, who goes by aSpicyCow online and is known as Amber, first shared the unusual dispute in a video posted on 10 July. […]