Category: Around the World
An Ohio pastor who previously criticised the LGBTQ+ novel Heartstopper as a “health risk” to children has been charged with multiple serious offences involving a minor. Silas Shelton, 48, the pastor of Blanchester Community Church in Clinton County, was arrested last week and charged with four felony offences: rape, sexual battery, unlawful sexual contact with […]
Former US congressman George Santos has been released from a New Jersey federal prison after his sentence for wire fraud and identity theft was commuted by former president Donald Trump. Santos, who was the first openly gay Republican elected to Congress, served less than a year of his seven-year, three-month sentence before being granted clemency. […]
Turkey’s government is preparing to introduce sweeping new legislation that would dramatically expand restrictions on LGBTQ+ freedoms, according to leaked details of a draft bill shared by T24 journalist Ceren Bayar. The proposed 11th Judicial Package, expected to be submitted to Parliament in the coming weeks, would criminalise expressions of gender and sexuality deemed “contrary […]
Former US president Barack Obama has shared his advice on how to change hearts and minds when it comes to trans rights, urging people to lead with empathy rather than confrontation. Speaking on Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast, the 44th president reflected on how his “old-fashioned” values shaped the way he approached discussions on gender and […]
A majority of Americans (59%) support banning conversion therapy, according to a new YouGov/Economist poll — even as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could strike down existing state bans on the discredited practice. The poll, conducted 10–13 October, asked respondents if they supported banning therapy “to change a person’s sexual orientation from […]
The UK’s treatment of transgender people may soon place it in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, according to the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, Michael O’Flaherty. In a letter to senior members of Parliament, O’Flaherty raised serious concerns about anticipated guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) following […]
The Australian State of Victoria is taking a major step toward addressing its long history of violence and discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people, with RMIT University’s School of Law launching groundbreaking research into reparations and justice for affected communities. Led by Dr Jeremie Bracka, the new study aims to confront decades of state and social failures, […]
A former Wyoming library director has been awarded $700,000 after being fired for refusing to remove books with LGBTQ+ themes and information on sexual health. Terri Lesley, who worked in the Campbell County Public Library system for nearly 30 years, was dismissed in 2023 after standing firm against pressure from county officials to ban certain […]