Category: Around the World
Thousands of Australians who bought tickets to Candace Owens’ cancelled tour reportedly will not receive refunds, while the conservative commentator says she is also down “hundreds of thousands” of dollars following the failed event. Owens’ planned 2024 Australian tour was first delayed and then cancelled after the Australian Government refused to grant her a visa. […]
Vermont lawmakers have passed a sweeping, first-of-its-kind bill expanding protections for transgender people in prison, marking one of the strongest state-level responses yet to the Trump administration’s escalating prison policies targeting trans people. The legislation, titled H.550, passed on 21 May. According to reporting from Transitics via Substack, the bill acknowledges that incarcerated trans people […]
A UK-based Christian charity is facing backlash after resurfaced sermons linked homosexuality to paedophilia and bestiality, while claiming boys “no longer rape girls” and instead “rape boys”. The remarks were made in a 2022 sermon uploaded to YouTube by the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Daniel Centre Church in Slough, Berkshire. In the video, a […]
In a significant development for transgender rights in Kenya, the High Court has ruled that the government must reasonably consider applications to amend sex or gender markers on official identity documents. In a judgment handed down on Wednesday, Justice Bahati Mwamuye found that existing registration laws do not prohibit transgender people from applying to change […]
The City of Leeds has appointed its first openly gay Lord Mayor and Lord Mayor’s Consort, marking a historic milestone for the city. Councillor Stephen Holroyd was confirmed as the 132nd Lord Mayor of Leeds on Wednesday, with his partner Simon Mapals serving as Lord Mayor’s Consort for the 2026/27 civic year. The appointment comes […]
Nepal’s new government has made history by creating a dedicated ministerial portfolio for LGBTQIA+ communities, believed to be a first for an Asian nation. The Hon. Sita Badi, from the newly ruling National Independent Party, has been appointed Nepal’s Minister for Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security. The role was created on […]
Hong Kong’s largest annual LGBTQ+ carnival, Pink Dot HK, has been cancelled for the second consecutive year after organisers were unable to secure a venue and the necessary event approvals. The 2026 event had been scheduled for 14 June at Stanley Plaza and Murray House, but organisers announced on Monday, 18 May, that the carnival […]
Alan Manning Chambers, the former president of conversion-therapy-promoting ministry Exodus International, has been arrested in Orlando and charged with soliciting sex from a minor following an alleged police sting. According to Orange County court documents, Chambers was arrested by Orlando Police and charged with solicitation of a minor via computer, sending harmful material to a […]