Category: Around the World
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Trump Tower in New York on Saturday (12 July), urging the US government to reverse plans to shut down a critical LGBTQ+ youth crisis support line. The protest, known as “Hands Off 988”, was sparked by recent confirmation that the specialised LGBTQ+ youth option within the national 988 Lifeline — […]
Shannon Minter, legal director of the newly renamed National Centre for LGBTQ Rights (NCLR), is once again on the frontlines of an escalating legal battle over LGBTQ+ rights under a second Trump administration. This time, he’s facing a judiciary that appears less sympathetic and more politically aligned against transgender Americans. Eight years ago, Minter was […]
Pride organisers across Germany are bracing for a difficult season as far-right groups increase their efforts to disrupt LGBTQ+ celebrations. In 2025, over 200 Pride events are scheduled nationwide—but many now face threats, intimidation, and counter-demonstrations, particularly in eastern Germany. In Bautzen, a city in the state of Saxony, organisers are preparing for a significant […]
A San Francisco-based drag performer, known by the stage name Hilary Rivers, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on 26 June, moments after attending his asylum hearing. They were later transferred to an ICE detention facility near Bakersfield. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Rivers, a Central American native, was in court seeking asylum […]
The US government has once again come under fire for erasing LGBTQ+ history—this time by quietly removing references to bisexual people from the website for the Stonewall National Monument in New York. The monument, which commemorates the 1969 Stonewall riots led by trans women of colour outside the iconic Stonewall Inn, had already drawn criticism […]
Two leading LGBTIQA+ organisations in the Australian state of Tasmania are calling on the state’s political leaders to take urgent and meaningful action to address critical mental health disparities and outdated laws that continue to harm the community. Advocacy groups Working It Out and Equality Tasmania have welcomed recent commitments from Tasmania’s three major political […]
Hong Kong is poised to introduce legislation that will formally recognise same-sex partnerships, signalling a notable step forward for LGBTQ+ rights in the semi-autonomous region of China. The move follows a 2023 ruling from Hong Kong’s top court, which ordered the government to create a legal framework recognising same-sex relationships. The court gave the government […]
An evangelical church in Indiana has stirred national condemnation following a sermon that urged the Trump administration to impose the death penalty on LGBTQ individuals. The incendiary comments were made by Stephen Falco, a preacher at Sure Foundation Baptist Church, during an event titled Men’s Preaching Night, according to WISH-TV 8 in Indianapolis. Falco delivered […]