Category: Around the World
Gay Christian podcaster and LGBTQ+ activist Benjamin Azariah Southworth has been arrested in Los Angeles after being federally indicted over alleged threats against US President Donald Trump and harassment targeting one of Trump’s former personal lawyers and his family. Southworth, 40, faces three federal charges: threatening the President, cyberstalking, and making harassing interstate telephone calls. […]
Passengers on an American Airlines flight were forced to help restrain a man with duct tape and zip ties after he allegedly became violent and hurled racist and anti-gay slurs at passengers and crew. Arthur “Layne” Lundeen was travelling on American Airlines Flight 618 from Dallas Fort Worth to Newark on 3 September when the […]
Grindr has agreed to pay £26 million to settle a major UK lawsuit brought by thousands of users who alleged the dating app unlawfully shared highly sensitive personal information with advertising companies. Around 12,000 people were represented in the claim, which accused Grindr of breaching UK privacy laws through data practices used before 2020. The […]
Dallas Stars fans are taking Pride Night into their own hands after the NHL team removed the annual LGBTQ+ celebration from its 2026–27 promotional schedule. Longtime fan Tori Copeland was among those disappointed by the omission and has now teamed up with fellow fan Jason to organise an unofficial Pride Night during the Stars’ home […]
Ecuador has introduced a new adoption law that explicitly excludes LGBTQ+ people from adopting in several circumstances and has raised serious concerns about the rights of families with transgender children. The Reform Law Of Various Legal Bodies For The Streamlining Of Adoption took effect on 14 August after being approved by the National Assembly with […]
Switzerland has moved closer to nationwide regulation of so-called conversion therapy after the Federal Council said stronger national protections should be considered. In a report released on 2 September, the Swiss Government acknowledged that conversion practices targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer people continue to occur in the country and can cause significant harm. […]
Pete Hegseth’s plan for a testosterone-focused US military has hit an early setback, with the Pentagon withdrawing detailed clinical guidance less than a day after publishing it. The Defence Department released instructions for its new hormone-screening programme on 2 September, only to remove them the following day. A US official said the document had been […]
A new civil society coalition has launched in South Africa in response to growing concern about anti-LGBTQ+, anti-abortion and far-right movements across the continent. Called Vimba! We The People, the coalition brings together organisations working across LGBTQ+ rights, feminism, sexual and reproductive health, law, faith, labour, education and racial justice. Its launch has been partly […]