Category: Around the World
A father in the US has been publicly rebuked by a television judge after suing his gay son for the cost of sending him to conversion therapy. Gregory Talbert, from Memphis, Tennessee, took legal action against his 18-year-old son, Michael Talbert, after spending US$6,000 on a conversion therapy programme he believed would “cure” his son’s […]
Constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate Menaka Guruswamy has made history as the first openly LGBTQIA+ person to sit in India’s national parliament. Guruswamy took her oath of office on Monday after being elected to the Rajya Sabha, India’s upper house of parliament, where she will represent West Bengal for the Trinamool Congress party. The […]
Several employees of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community have spoken anonymously about the broadcaster’s decision to end its partnerships with ACON’s Pride in Diversity program, with one describing the move as a “kick in the teeth”. Staff members told Star Observer the decision had left them feeling […]
Two former members of the armed forces are taking legal action against the Ministry of Defence, arguing that they were unfairly denied proper compensation under the UK’s scheme for LGBTQ+ veterans affected by the military ban. Mark Shephard and Steven Stewart say they suffered lasting harm after being forced to leave military service because they […]
The Trump administration has withdrawn from an agreement designed to protect trans students in five school districts and one college. According to AP, the US Department of Education terminated the agreements on 6 April. The protections had originally been negotiated under Title IX by the Obama and Biden administrations. Title IX is a civil rights […]
A man has been arrested following an alleged shooting outside an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, last Wednesday (1 April). Thankfully, no one was injured in the incident, according to local reports. Police allege that 37-year-old Timothy James Truett opened fire outside Pulse Ultra Club, damaging a vehicle owned by the venue’s proprietor. […]
A university professor who has written extensively against LGBTQ+ rights has been charged with multiple sexual offences involving children. John Kent Tarwater, 55, from Greene County, Ohio, is facing two counts of sexual assault, three counts of sexual battery and three counts of gross sexual imposition. The allegations span from August 2019 to July 2025. […]
Uganda’s Supreme Court has postponed a highly anticipated appeal hearing into the validity of the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, just days after confirming a date for the case. Earlier in March, the court announced that it would hear the appeal on 31 March 2026. The challenge is against an April 2024 Constitutional Court ruling that largely […]