Category: Around the World
Any woman not married to a man will be banned from using fertility services, as will gay men. Japanese lawmakers will soon consider a draft law which will explicitly ban doctors from providing fertility treatment to any woman who is not married to a man. Human Rights Watch reports that the tentatively titled Bill on […]
A horrific 142 attacks against drag events were reported in the US in 2022, according to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD. The media watchdog organisation revised its report on Friday, December 16, to incorporate new information obtained from a Texas equality group and changes to state legislation. Once the newly reported occurrences are considered, the […]
The Barbados High Court has overturned the island nation’s prohibition on same-sex relationships in a historic decision. After determining that two provisions of the Sexual Offences Act that criminalised “buggery” and “severe indecency” were unconstitutional, the court issued an oral judgement on Monday abolishing those portions. Men who engage in same-sex sexual behaviour may be […]
A congresswoman who cried while pleading with lawmakers to deny gay people the right to marry has come under fire from Democratic politician Pete Buttigieg. Vicky Hartzler, a Missouri lawmaker, appeared to break down in tears at the idea of gay people enjoying fundamental human rights, and the homosexual transport secretary had plenty to say […]
Due to a possible breach of its “hateful conduct policy,” Twitch has deleted the ‘gender-critical’ LGB Alliance. After introducing its option for raising money for charities, the widely used streaming service faced intense criticism for adding the nonprofit organisation to its roster of approved organisations. However, after viewers discovered that the LGB Alliance and the […]
Anderson Lee Aldrich, the individual charged with taking the lives of five people in the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, is facing a total of 305 charges and is likely to spend the rest of their life in prison without parole. 22-year-old Aldrich was formally charged for the shooting in court by Colorado’s Fourth […]
The brother of U.S. sports journalist and LGBTQ+ ally Grant Wahl has spoken out about his sibling’s sudden death while covering the Qatar World Cup, claiming that he was murdered. Wahl, a correspondent for Meadowlark Media, died shortly after the match between Argentina and the Netherlands on Friday, the 9th of December, in Doha, Qatar, […]
U.S President Joe Biden has confirmed the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian penal colony following a prisoner swap with Russia. Griner, who was serving nine years in prison after being convicted on drug charges in August. Griner was reportedly found with vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. The WNBA star told the […]