Category: Around the World
Andy Burnham has become the United Kingdom’s 59th prime minister following Keir Starmer’s resignation and a rapid Labour leadership transition. Burnham formally took office on 20 July after King Charles III invited him to form a government. He had been elected Labour leader three days earlier after emerging as the only candidate with enough support […]
Former NSW Police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon will not rely on a mental health defence when he stands trial over the alleged murders of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. His lawyers confirmed the decision during a directions hearing in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday, narrowing the issues expected to be placed before a […]
Jens Spahn, the openly gay leader of Germany’s governing conservative parliamentary bloc, has resigned from the position after announcing that he and his husband had become fathers through surrogacy. Spahn stepped down as leader of the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union parliamentary group following intense criticism over the couple’s decision to use a […]
LGBTQ+ organisations, healthcare professionals, religious leaders and state lawmakers are urging Missouri prison officials to continue providing medically prescribed gender-affirming care to transgender inmates. Missouri LGBTQ+ advocacy organisation PROMO held a press conference alongside transgender and non-binary state Representative Wick Thomas, members of the LGBTQ+ Faith Alliance of Greater St Louis, healthcare professionals and representatives […]
Plans to hold a major anti-LGBTQ+ African “family values” conference in Cape Town next year are moving ahead, raising concerns that the continent’s anti-rights movement is preparing its most significant challenge yet to South Africa’s constitutional protections. The Africa Christian Professionals Forum has confirmed that the third Pan-African Conference on Family Values will take place […]
Former Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras chief executive Gil Beckwith has launched legal action against the organisation, seeking unpaid long-service leave and civil penalties following her resignation. Beckwith worked at Mardi Gras from November 2018 until June 2025, initially in senior finance roles before becoming chief executive in 2023. The organisation announced her departure […]
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been an illuminating — and often complicated — tournament for LGBTQ+ football supporters. For the first time, the competition was jointly hosted by three countries: the United States, Mexico and Canada. It was also the largest men’s World Cup to date, expanding to 48 teams and 104 matches played […]
LGBTQ+ people in Indonesia are facing growing discrimination, harassment and violence after President Prabowo Subianto classified the promotion of queer “culture” as a threat to national security. In October 2025, Subianto issued a 70-page presidential regulation outlining Indonesia’s national defence policy. The document listed several so-called nonmilitary threats, including illegal trafficking, the theft of national […]