Category: Around the World
Hungary’s incoming government is already facing a major first test after the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the country’s so-called “LGBT propaganda” law was not only illegal, but a breach of the European Union’s foundational values. The ruling lands just days after Viktor Orbán’s defeat and places immediate pressure on incoming […]
Silas H. Shelton, a pastor from the U.S. state of Ohio who had previously spoken out against LGBTQ+ visibility in schools, has pleaded guilty to multiple sex offences involving a minor. Court records and local reporting show Shelton entered the plea on Monday, 20 April, just before his five-day trial was due to begin. Shelton […]
Online donors have raised more than US$71,000 to help cover the legal costs of David Vulin, a gay father who was arrested and later charged with a felony after a confrontation with a right-wing media personality who suggested on camera that he and his husband were more likely to molest their newborn son. The fundraiser […]
A self-help book aimed at parents of transgender children is currently available in 58 public libraries across the UK, prompting concern from LGBTQ+ campaigners who say it promotes harmful and misleading ideas about trans young people. An investigation by QueerAF found that When Kids Say They’re Trans: A Guide for Thoughtful Parents, written by therapists […]
A young man has become the first person sentenced under Senegal’s newly enacted anti-LGBTQ+ law, in a case that has sparked serious concern from human rights organisations. According to the Associated Press, the 24-year-old labourer was sentenced last week by a court in the Dakar suburb of Pikine-Guédiawaye to six years in prison and fined […]
New blood donation eligibility rules have officially come into effect across Australia, allowing more gay and bisexual men and transgender people in long-term monogamous relationships to donate blood and platelets for the first time. From Monday, 20 April, all donors are being asked the same sexual activity questions in the pre-donation screening process, regardless of […]
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a sweeping new law banning what authorities describe as the “propaganda” of LGBTQ+ identities, deepening the country’s crackdown on queer and trans people. The measure follows its passage through parliament earlier this month and mirrors similar legislation in neighbouring Russia. The law groups the “propaganda of homosexual relations” and […]
The rainbow Pride flag is set to fly once again over Stonewall National Monument, in a significant reversal by the Trump administration after months of backlash, legal action and protest from the LGBTQ+ community. The administration agreed this week to restore the flag as part of a court-enforceable settlement, after removing it from the federally […]