Category: Around the World
This Easter Sunday, Los Angeles’ West Hollywood Park experienced a surge of activity as hundreds gathered to express their solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community to protest the increasing number of laws targeting transgender individuals and drag performers. The event, known as Drag March L.A., was a demonstration organised by the Los Angeles LGBT Center and […]
A German government spokesperson announced that Germany and France are joining the European Commission’s infringement proceedings against Hungary concerning its controversial anti-LGBTQ+ law. The law, which bans the use of materials seen as promoting homosexuality and transgender identities in schools, has been criticised by human rights groups and international watchdogs as discriminatory against LGBTQ individuals. […]
Russian authorities have arrested Haoyang Xu, a Chinese LGBTQ blogger, accusing him of violating a law that prohibits the promotion of same-sex “propaganda.” Adel Khaydarshin, the lawyer representing Xu and his partner, confirmed the arrest and subsequent hearing on Thursday. Xu is currently being held in a temporary detention centre for foreigners and may face […]
In 2023, US state lawmakers have been busy introducing anti-LGBTQ+ bills at an alarming rate, with over 425 introduced this year – more than the combined total of the past five years. While these bills vary in scope, over 20 have already been enacted into law and 127 focus on limiting healthcare for transgender individuals. […]
Maryland resident, Adam Michael Nettina, has been charged with threatening LGBTQ+ rights group the Human Rights Campaign in what authorities believe to be a reaction to the March 27 mass shooting at a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee. Nettina has been charged with interstate communications containing a threat to injure for allegedly leaving a menacing […]
A federal judge in Texas has mandated the immediate restoration of at least 12 books removed from Llano County public libraries, many of which contained LGBTQ+ content. The judge’s order, which was filed on Thursday, gives county officials 24 hours to comply and comes after seven residents filed a lawsuit in April 2022 against county officials, […]
Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers have successfully overridden Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill widely criticised as the “most extreme anti-LGBTQ bill in America.” The new law, which includes a ban on transgender medical treatment for minors, has led to heated protests at the statehouse, resulting in 19 arrests. Supporters of LGBTQ+ rights gathered in large […]
The UK government has confirmed it intends to wind down its vaccination campaign against mpox, which began in May 2022 and has disproportionately affected men who have sex with men. The decision made by the UK government follows the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) confirmation that mpox, a virus formerly known as monkeypox, remains a public […]