Category: Around the World
Luxembourg’s openly gay Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has condemned Hungary’s implementation of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, explicitly targeting the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán. Bettel comments follow Hungary’s enactment of a highly controversial Child Protection Act in June 2021, which prohibits discussions about LGBTQ+ individuals in schools and media. The European Commission has brought the case before […]
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has refused to sign a controversial new bill against homosexuality that includes the death penalty in some cases – instead, requesting that the bill be amended. Museveni’s decision was announced after a meeting of parliamentarians in his ruling party, who agreed to return the bill to the national assembly “with proposals […]
The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow has removed a contemporary ballet about Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev from its repertoire due to the expansion of the so-called “gay propaganda law,” outlawing materials that promote an LGBTQ+ lifestyle, and restricting the “demonstration” of LGBTQ+ behaviour. As a result of the law passed in November 2022, the portrayal of […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has recently added more victories to his agenda targeting the LGBTQ+ community following a state board approving the expansion of the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law, while the House passed bills on gender-transition treatments, bathroom use, and keeping children out of drag shows. The Board of Education approved a ban on […]
The looming threat of pending Anti-Homosexuality Legislation has thrown Uganda’s LGBTQ+ community into turmoil. The bill, which passed in March, seeks to criminalise individuals identifying as LGBTQ+, subjecting offenders to up to two decades of imprisonment. Furthermore, the legislation introduces “aggravated homosexuality,” including rape, child sexual abuse, and incest, carrying the death penalty. The bill’s […]
India’s Supreme Court is set to begin hearing final arguments on several petitions seeking to legalise same-sex marriage. This decision could make India the 35th country to legalise same-sex unions. The hearing and debate, which will be “live-streamed in public interest,” according to the court, is expected to be lively, with LGBTQ+ activists and same-sex […]
Cook Islands’ Prime Minister Mark Brown called Friday’s decriminalisation the ‘historic day’ the Cook Islands ‘stomp out discrimination of the LGBT community.’ The Cook Islands has removed a law from its Crimes Act that made homosexuality illegal. Talking to express magazine, Pride Cook Island’s President Karla Eggelton, who has been campaigning for the decriminalisation for […]
Saturday Night Live (SNL) has never been one to shy away from tackling important social issues, and the show’s latest episode was no different, with non-binary cast member Molly Kearney making a powerful statement in support of trans rights. Kearney made the statement during the “Weekend Update” segment on 15 April, when Kearney was introduced […]