Category: Around the World
The High Court of England and Wales has ruled that transgender women are lawfully permitted to use women’s facilities in public services — but not in single-sex spaces within workplaces. The judgment, handed down on Friday (13 February), examined the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) interim code of practice issued after last year’s Supreme […]
Representatives from the 46-member Council of Europe have overwhelmingly supported a resolution urging all member states to outlaw LGBTQIA+ conversion practices — a decade after Malta became the first European country to introduce such a ban. The resolution was put forward by UK Labour MP Kate Osborne and calls for “a ban on conversion practices, […]
The Church of England has formally dropped proposals to introduce stand-alone blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples in its churches, bringing a years-long and costly process to an abrupt end. At this week’s General Synod, members voted to continue discussing the issue in the future. However, bishops had already concluded there were theological and legal barriers […]
Clay Parikh — a special government employee whose election conspiracy claims were linked to a recent FBI raid at a Fulton County, Georgia election office, has described Pride displays in churches as evidence of “the devil trying to brainwash people.” Parikh declined to explain when he became a special government employee or outline his official […]
LGBTQ+ activists have defied the Trump administration by reinstalling a Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan — just days after federal officials removed it. The Pride flag had been taken down under new January guidance limiting which flags may be flown at sites managed by the National Park Service (NPS). The move […]
A fresh ruling from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has deepened confusion over trans rights law, with campaigners warning the legal framework is now “completely incoherent.” The decision follows last year’s landmark judgment that the legal definition of a “woman” under the Equality Act 2010 is based on “biological sex,” effectively excluding trans […]
The state of California has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and the federal government after officials threatened to withhold approximately $4.9 billion in annual education funding over the state’s protections for transgender students. California Attorney General Rob Bonta lodged the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of […]
The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ruled that same-sex couples who live together may be recognised as co-owners of property acquired during their relationship — provided there is clear proof of each partner’s contribution. The decision, which took effect on February 5, was penned by Associate Justice Jhosep Lopez and clarifies how property disputes […]