Category: Around the World
The Welsh NHS has paused new referrals and scheduled surgeries for gender-affirming procedures while an independent clinical review examines the Welsh Gender Service’s assessment and referral processes. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, which runs the service, said the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee ordered the pause with immediate effect. The move affects the surgical […]
Nepal’s Blue Diamond Society has replaced its usual Pride and Gai Jatra celebrations with a candlelight ceremony in solidarity with communities devastated by recent floods. The LGBTQ+ rights organisation gathered in Kathmandu to remember people killed in the disaster, as well as members of Nepal’s gender and sexual minority communities who had died over the […]
Nashville International Airport could soon bear the name of one of Tennessee’s most beloved icons, with officials backing a proposal to rename it in honour of Dolly Parton. Just days after Parton died at the age of 80, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that he and airport officials support creating a permanent tribute to the […]
A controversial Idaho saloon known for anti-LGBTQ+ promotions could soon get a dramatically different identity, with a new fundraising campaign aiming to turn it into a gay bar and community space. Old State Saloon in Eagle is currently on the market for US$2.4 million, with its liquor licence available separately for another US$500,000. Boise-based organiser […]
The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has released a controversial new report claiming that stronger support for transgender affirmation is associated with “left-wing authoritarianism” and greater willingness to justify political violence. The report, released on 27 August, surveyed 1,208 US adults and examined whether support for transgender identities, pronouns and gender expression […]
Florida voters delivered a series of wins for openly LGBTQ+ candidates in the state’s 18 August primary, with five Democrats advancing in races for the Florida House. Jane Aman, Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet, Samuel Vilchez Santiago, Luis Salazar and Todd Delmay are all heading to the November general election. Each was endorsed by Equality Florida Action PAC, […]
Police in London are appealing for information after a 23-year-old man was subjected to homophobic abuse and assaulted in Hackney. The incident happened in Broadway Market in the early hours of Saturday, 4 July. The London Ambulance Service attended the scene, and the victim later went to hospital with a facial injury. He continues to […]
Dr. Phil McGraw has been accused of anti-gay discrimination by his former publicist, Jerry Sharell, who alleges he lost his job because of his sexuality. Sharell has filed a lawsuit against McGraw and his North Texas media company, Envoy Media, claiming he was deliberately excluded when much of the operation relocated to Fort Worth. McGraw […]