Category: Around the World
Senegal’s lawmakers have continued their crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights, this time by constitutionally outlawing same-sex marriage. On 29 June, the West African country’s National Assembly voted to amend the Constitution to define marriage exclusively as “the union between a man and a woman”. The measure passed unanimously, with 129 votes in favour and none against. […]
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte has signed legislation requiring public school employees to disclose information about transgender students to their parents or legal guardians. The law reverses the effect of a 2024 New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling that upheld students’ privacy rights in certain circumstances. Ayotte’s office announced on 2 July that SB 430 had […]
Madison Square Garden allegedly maintained a database identifying LGBTQ+ celebrities who had visited, or might visit, the New York venue, according to an investigation by Wired. The venue has already faced scrutiny over its use of surveillance technology. The latest report claims its internal database included specific labels relating to the gender identity or sexual […]
LGBTQ+ advocates in Idaho have created a new online map showing trans-inclusive bathrooms across the state following the introduction of a wide-ranging law restricting restroom access for transgender people. Developed by Trans Affirm, the “Idaho Inclusive Bathroom Map” identifies businesses, community venues and other spaces where people can safely use facilities that correspond with their […]
A new YouGov tracker has found that British adults are becoming more likely to say it is acceptable to make jokes about gay people. The biannual YouGov tracker, titled “Do Brits think it’s acceptable to make jokes about gay people?”, includes data from August 2019 through to January 2026. Each wave surveyed between 1,963 and […]
A far-right political party leader in Canada is facing criminal charges after posting a video of himself defacing an LGBTQ+ rainbow crosswalk. Amrit Birring, leader of the Freedom Party of British Columbia, posted the video to X on 30 May with the caption: “Save your children from pedophilia.” The footage shows Birring and another man, […]
A US appeals court has allowed two former Alaska Airlines flight attendants to pursue a religious discrimination lawsuit after they were fired over posts opposing the airline’s support for the Equality Act. A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals revived the case brought by former employees Lacey Smith and Marli Brown, […]
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has issued an “unequivocal” apology after taking part in a “shag, marry, date” segment on comedian Nikki Osborne’s Bush Deep podcast and nominating Kylie Minogue for all three options. In a brief statement released on Monday morning, Albanese said: “I apologise unequivocally for the comments.” The remarks came during a […]