Category: Around the World
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has rejected calls from Democratic senators to reverse a series of policies affecting incarcerated transgender people, including restrictions on gender-affirming care and rules requiring staff to use names and pronouns tied to inmates’ sex assigned at birth. The policies followed a Trump executive order issued earlier this year. In an […]
Seattle leaders and LGBTQ+ advocates say the city is seeing a growing influx of trans and queer Americans relocating from conservative states, prompting discussions about declaring a civil emergency to address pressure on housing, healthcare, and social services. In a letter sent on Trans Day of Visibility, 31 March, the Seattle LGBTQ Commission wrote to […]
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from forcing a Rhode Island hospital to hand over confidential records belonging to transgender patients who received gender-affirming care. The ruling marks another major legal setback for the Department of Justice’s ongoing subpoena campaign targeting trans healthcare providers. US District Judge Mary McElroy sharply criticised the DOJ’s […]
Australia’s most notorious neo-Nazi group, the National Socialist Network, has been listed as an illegal hate group by the federal government. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the decision was made under hate speech legislation introduced after the Bondi massacre. As of midnight, it is now a criminal offence to join or provide support to […]
Brussels Pride has reportedly pulled back after allegedly telling a Belgian Jewish LGBTQ+ group that it could only take part in the event if members hid visible signs of being Jewish. Mazal Pride, a Belgian group representing LGBT+ Jews, was allegedly told by Brussels Pride that it could join the parade, “but with conditions that […]
A 19-year-old transgender student who was fatally stabbed near the University of Washington on Sunday night has been identified as Juniper Blessing. Blessing was remembered by loved ones as “the most amazing human being we have ever known.” Her family released a statement through the Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance on Thursday, 14 May, which […]
A newly elected Reform UK councillor has resigned after it was revealed that he is also a gay adult performer, though the party publicly defended him, saying: “He has not broken the law.” Stephen Mousdell was elected as councillor for Haydock in St Helens, but it was later revealed that he also performs under the […]
Japan has taken a landmark step towards non-binary legal recognition following a major ruling from the Osaka High Court. On 8 May, the court ruled that Japan’s family registration system, known as the koseki, violates constitutional equality protections by offering only “male” and “female” as gender options. The koseki is Japan’s mandatory national record-keeping system, […]