Category: Around the World
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 […]
The Colorado Supreme Court has handed transgender youth and their families a major legal victory, ruling that Children’s Hospital Colorado must resume gender-affirming medical care for patients under 18. In a 5-2 decision issued on Monday, the court found there was enough evidence to show the hospital likely violated Colorado’s anti-discrimination laws when it stopped […]
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 […]