Category: Around the World
Singapore authorities have detained three teenagers in separate cases involving alleged extremist attack plans, including a 19-year-old accused of preparing knife attacks against LGBTQ+ students and military personnel. The three Singaporean youths, aged 14, 15 and 19, were issued detention orders under the country’s Internal Security Act in April, May and June respectively. Singapore’s Internal […]
Poland’s government says it will continue recognising same-sex marriages performed elsewhere in the European Union, despite the country’s Constitutional Tribunal declaring the registration process unconstitutional. The disputed ruling, issued unanimously by a three-judge panel on Tuesday, 28 July, found that a government regulation enabling foreign same-sex marriage certificates to be entered into Poland’s civil registry […]
Michigan and Indiana authorities are facing scrutiny after an unsupported child-abuse allegation led former US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to spend about 24 hours apart from his four-year-old twins. Police and child-protection officials later determined that the accusation was unfounded. Michigan’s attorney general is now investigating both the report and how authorities handled it, while […]
US Education Secretary Linda McMahon has accused public schools of helping transgender students change their names and pronouns without informing their parents, as the Trump administration threatens legal action and possible funding cuts against two school districts. McMahon made the claim during an appearance on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures, after host Maria Bartiromo asked […]
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and allies marched through the Romanian city of Oradea on Saturday, 25 July, despite local authorities refusing to authorise the event for the fourth consecutive year. Organisers estimated that about 700 people joined the demonstration in the western city, defying warnings and fines to demand LGBTQ+ equality and defend the right […]
Donald Trump used part of his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner to insult several LGBTQ+ journalists and public figures, including Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon and Dylan Mulvaney. The rescheduled dinner took place in Washington, DC, on Friday, 24 July. The annual event raises money for journalism scholarships and recognises reporting by members […]
Communities across rural Ohio are responding with messages of support for LGBTQ+ families after billboards declaring that no child has two mothers or two fathers appeared throughout the state. The advertisements, funded by Seattle-based organisation Them Before Us, state: “No child has two dads. No child has two moms.” The words “two dads” and “two […]
An estimated 150,000 people marched through central London on Saturday, 25 July, as the city’s Trans+ Pride event recorded what organisers described as the largest turnout for a trans-specific Pride march anywhere in the world. The attendance figure, provided by London Trans+ Pride organisers, represents a significant increase from the more than 100,000 people reported […]