Category: Around the World
In a significant development for transgender rights in Kenya, the High Court has ruled that the government must reasonably consider applications to amend sex or gender markers on official identity documents. In a judgment handed down on Wednesday, Justice Bahati Mwamuye found that existing registration laws do not prohibit transgender people from applying to change […]
The City of Leeds has appointed its first openly gay Lord Mayor and Lord Mayor’s Consort, marking a historic milestone for the city. Councillor Stephen Holroyd was confirmed as the 132nd Lord Mayor of Leeds on Wednesday, with his partner Simon Mapals serving as Lord Mayor’s Consort for the 2026/27 civic year. The appointment comes […]
Nepal’s new government has made history by creating a dedicated ministerial portfolio for LGBTQIA+ communities, believed to be a first for an Asian nation. The Hon. Sita Badi, from the newly ruling National Independent Party, has been appointed Nepal’s Minister for Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security. The role was created on […]
Hong Kong’s largest annual LGBTQ+ carnival, Pink Dot HK, has been cancelled for the second consecutive year after organisers were unable to secure a venue and the necessary event approvals. The 2026 event had been scheduled for 14 June at Stanley Plaza and Murray House, but organisers announced on Monday, 18 May, that the carnival […]
Alan Manning Chambers, the former president of conversion-therapy-promoting ministry Exodus International, has been arrested in Orlando and charged with soliciting sex from a minor following an alleged police sting. According to Orange County court documents, Chambers was arrested by Orlando Police and charged with solicitation of a minor via computer, sending harmful material to a […]
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed House Bill 4756, a so-called “privacy” law that allows schools to treat outdoor porta-potties as an acceptable single-occupancy toilet option for transgender students if no indoor single-user bathroom is available. The Campaign for Southern Equality warned that the measure could make going to the toilet “difficult and even […]
A mother is suing an all-girls school in the United Kingdom after it allowed a transgender girl to attend. Joanna Donoghue says she had “no choice” but to take legal action against Beverley High School after it allegedly admitted a trans girl “secretly” and repeatedly “shut down” her questions about the student, according to The […]
King Charles III has outlined the UK Government’s plan to introduce a ban on conversion therapy, targeting so-called “treatment” relating to both sexual orientation and gender identity. The pledge was included in this year’s King’s Speech, which sets out the government’s legislative agenda. “My government will bring forward a bill to speed up remediation for […]