Category: Around the World
Iris Street is leading a four-candidate slate that wants Sydney Mardi Gras to do more on trans rights and bring the festival closer to its protest roots. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras members will elect directors this month, with activist group Pride in Protest fielding Iris Street, Erin Moroney, Nikki Naidu and Jean Maxine. […]
Two traditionally Democratic-leaning US states have voted to restrict transgender students’ participation in school sports, introducing new rules that LGBTQ+ advocates warn could exclude young people from teams and subject girls to additional scrutiny. Voters in Washington state and Colorado have approved separate ballot measures restricting participation in girls’ and women’s sports according to sex-based […]
San Francisco has made rainbow history! Openly gay California state senator Scott Wiener is heading to the US Congress, becoming the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to represent the city in the House of Representatives. Wiener, a longtime advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, HIV prevention and transgender healthcare protections, is set to replace former House Speaker […]
A Scottish employment tribunal has dismissed all three discrimination claims brought by nurse Sandie Peggie against the Royal College of Nursing, ruling that the union’s actions were not influenced by her protected beliefs. Sandie Peggie has lost her employment tribunal case against the Royal College of Nursing following a dispute over the support she received […]
Democrats have won control of the US House and Senate, creating a stronger congressional check on Donald Trump and a new political opening for LGBTQ+ advocates. But the election result will take time to translate into policy—and the president retains considerable power. Democrats have won control of both chambers of the United States Congress in […]
History has been made in the United States, with Democrat Chris Pappas becoming the first openly gay man elected to the US Senate, marking a significant milestone for LGBTQ+ political representation. The 46-year-old congressman defeated Republican former senator John E. Sununu in New Hampshire’s Senate election on Tuesday 3 November, securing a victory that will […]
Delaware voters have returned Sarah McBride to the US House of Representatives, giving America’s first openly transgender member of Congress a second term after a campaign focused on affordability and public service. Sarah McBride has won reelection to Delaware’s sole seat in the US House of Representatives, defeating Republican challenger Joseph Arminio. The Associated Press […]
Newly released findings suggest many students still expect LGBTQ+ classmates to face bullying, as Ireland’s annual inclusion campaign returns. Almost half of post-primary students surveyed in Ireland believe a classmate would be bullied if they came out as lesbian, gay or bisexual, according to findings released by Belong To — LGBTQ+ Youth Ireland. The figure […]