Category: Around the World
Democratic congresswoman Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender woman elected to the US Congress, has condemned House Republicans for blocking her proposed amendments to the 2026 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) — amendments that would have repealed Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving openly in the military. Despite her efforts, the Republican-controlled House refused […]
Former US presidential candidate & Trump appointee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, is under mounting pressure from a coalition of states after his administration threatened to withdraw federal funding from sex-education programmes that include references to transgender and non-binary people. A legal complaint has been filed against the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), […]
A former South Carolina Republican lawmaker who campaigned to ban drag shows and gender-affirming healthcare for minors has pleaded guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material. RJ May III, 38, resigned from the state House of Representatives in August, two months after being charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children. Investigators […]
A controversial policing operation at New York’s Penn Station has resulted in nearly 200 arrests since June, sparking outrage from civil rights groups and local officials who have labelled the crackdown a discriminatory attack on LGBTQ+ individuals. According to reports by The City and The Gothamist, the arrests took place near the men’s toilets by […]
Marine biologists have documented a world-first: a mating event involving two male and one female leopard shark, observed off the coast of New Caledonia, a French territory in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Dr Hugo Lassauce, from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia, captured the remarkable scene while snorkelling. “I thought, ‘Something is going […]
A looming US government shutdown hinges on controversial provisions in a Republican-led funding bill that would prohibit federal funding for gender-affirming care for both transgender adults and minors. The proposed legislation has created a deadlock in Congress, with Democrats refusing to back the bill in its current form. Without a resolution by 12:01 am (Eastern) […]
In a move that has sparked widespread concern from human rights advocates, Slovakia’s parliament has passed a constitutional amendment that legally defines only two sexes—male and female—while also banning surrogacy and restricting adoption rights exclusively to married heterosexual couples. The amendment passed narrowly in the 150-seat National Council, with exactly 90 votes, the minimum threshold […]
In a landmark reform, the Australian state of Tasmania is set to provide financial compensation to individuals historically convicted under laws that criminalised homosexuality and gender expression, including cross-dressing. The move, which passed unanimously in the Lower House this week, has been hailed as a nation-leading step towards justice. The reforms will offer redress payments […]