Category: Around the World
Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey has urged “humanity” after a gunman opened fire during Mass at Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday (27 August), killing two children and injuring 17 others. The attacker, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, reportedly used a rifle, shotgun, and pistol — all legally obtained — to shoot through church windows before dying […]
Two young men were publicly flogged in Indonesia’s Aceh province this week after being found guilty under Islamic law for engaging in same-sex behaviour—despite no evidence of sexual intercourse. The men, aged 21 and 20, were caught kissing and hugging in a public toilet at Taman Sari Park in June. While the act involved no […]
The U.S. Air Force has become the first military branch to issue detailed instructions on how transgender service members will be involuntarily discharged under the Pentagon’s reinstated trans military ban. According to an August 12 internal memo, hearings for trans Airmen and Guardians will resemble court trials, complete with opening statements, witness testimony, medical records, […]
Donald Trump, who has spent much of his second presidential term dismantling LGBTQ+ rights, allegedly once explained his support for queer people in the most transactional way possible. According to a New York Times feature on “Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government,” an unnamed associate recalls Trump saying of marriage equality in the run-up to his […]
A UK trans man is taking legal action after the Gender Recognition Panel (GRP) refused his application for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), citing his intention to conceive a child. Under the Gender Recognition Act, trans people in the UK can apply for a GRC to have their affirmed gender legally recognised on official documents. […]
The Trump administration has ordered almost every US state to remove sex education materials referencing transgender and non-binary people, warning that failure to comply will result in significant funding cuts. On Tuesday (26 August), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed that schools in at least 46 states and US territories risk losing […]
Almost 200 Democratic lawmakers have urged the US Supreme Court to uphold existing bans on conversion therapy for minors, currently in place across 27 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. An amicus brief, filed this week by 167 House members and 20 senators, asks the court to reject a challenge to Colorado’s ban. The case […]
A former New South Wales police officer has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Beau Lamarre-Condon appeared in court on Tuesday, 26 August, where he formally denied two counts of domestic-violence-related murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. The 29-year-old is accused of shooting TV […]