Category: Around the World
The European Court of Justice has ruled that member states are obliged to give an ID card or passport that acknowledges same-sex parents. Rémy Bonny, from the EU-advocacy group Forbidden Colours, calls the case ‘groundbreaking’. “This case is groundbreaking. Over the last year, we have seen politicians from Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland trying to take […]
Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom are calling for a public enquiry into claims of institutional homophobia within the London Metropolitan Police Service. Shocked by the Stephen Port probe, which looked into the murders and rape by Port of at least four young men, MPs from London are scrutinising the wide range of Police […]
Despite uncertainty around the upcoming presidential elections, Chile has taken a major progressive step forward and voted to legalise same-sex marriage. The historic bill, which was moved forward by Chile’s current President Sebastián Piñera after it had been stuck in Congress for the last four years, was approved by the lower house 97 to 35 […]
A 22-year-old student from Austin, Texas, has broken two United States women’s swimming records over the weekend. Lia Thomas, who competed in the Zippy Invitational in Ohio, broke two records in the 200m and 500m freestyles and followed her recent record-breaking performances in the same disciplines for the University of Pennsylvania. Announcing the new records, […]
The Canadian House of Commons has unanimously voted to ban the dangerous and ineffective practice known as conversion therapy. The new legislation, which was proposed by the current Liberal government led by prime minister Justin Trudeau aims to make it illegal to have a child, or anyone who is unwilling, to undergo the disproven and […]
Emilia Schneider has become the first out transgender official to be elected to Chile’s national congress. After first gaining prominence as the president of the University of Chile Student Federation, where she led students in Chile’s ‘Estallido Social’ (social outburst) protests between 2019 and 2021, the 25-year-old activist received over 26,000 votes in the nationwide […]
In yet another attempt to receive a presidential pardon, Tiger King star Joe Exotic has reportedly concluded that Biden may face the same conquests as former president Trump who coincidentally lost the 2020 election after not pardoning the ‘Tiger King’. Exotic (real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage) is currently serving a 17-year prison sentence for a range […]
Married at First Sight Australia has decided to axe a contestant from the show following homophobic and misogynistic outbursts on his social media. The man at the centre of the controversy, Simon Blackburn, was featured in the teaser trailer for the show’s upcoming season. However, it is now reported that the man will now be […]