Category: Around the World
The man accused of murdering transgender University of Washington student Juniper Blessing has been found unfit to stand trial and ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment. Christopher Leahy, 31, is charged with first-degree murder over the death of 19-year-old Blessing, who was found fatally stabbed at a Seattle student housing complex in May. At a hearing […]
The US Supreme Court has upheld two state laws barring transgender girls and women from female sports teams. In a decision handed down on Tuesday, 30 June, the court sided with West Virginia and Idaho in two closely watched cases, West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox. The ruling allows states to prohibit transgender […]
A Russian court has jailed the owner and two employees of an LGBT nightclub in Orenburg after convicting them of organising and participating in the activities of an “extremist organisation”. Authorities say it is the first prosecution under Russia’s ban on the so-called “LGBT movement”, following the country’s 2023 Supreme Court ruling that designated the […]
Pete Buttigieg has revealed a deeply distressing ordeal that saw him temporarily separated from his young children following what authorities later determined was a false report. The former United States Secretary of Transportation described the experience as “the darkest hours of my life” in a lengthy post on Substack, detailing how an anonymous allegation triggered […]
At least 50 people were detained at a banned Istanbul LGBTQ+ Pride event over the weekend, organisers have said. The march, held on 28 June, went ahead despite a ban imposed by local authorities and heavy restrictions across the city. Iron barriers were installed around Istanbul’s famed Taksim Square, while subway transport in some areas […]
Human Rights Watch has warned that the rights situation for LGBT people in China is deteriorating, citing increased censorship of social media accounts, films and Pride-related events during June. The organisation said the restrictions reflect shrinking space for LGBT visibility, advocacy and community organising, with several affected events linked to foreign embassies and cultural institutions. […]
The Victorian parliamentary inquiry into hate crimes against LGBTQIA+ people has heard what witnesses described as damning evidence linking the rise of the so-called “manosphere” to recent violent attacks. The Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-LGBTIQA+ Hate Crimes, established following a push by the Greens, was told of a troubling pattern of assaults on gay and bisexual […]
Spanish lawmakers have voted to make so-called conversion therapy a criminal offence, with those found guilty potentially facing up to two years in prison. Conversion therapy refers to discredited, ineffective and harmful practices that attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. These practices can include prayer sessions, counselling, exorcisms, beatings, […]