Category: Around the World
Despite a court ruling confirming that the discharge of the nations first known trans soldier was illegal, the South Korean military has decided to appeal, even after the soldier’s tragic death. The ruling by the Daejeon District Court earlier this month stated that the forceful discharge of staff sergeant Byun Hee-soo was “undoubtedly illegal and […]
The Namibian High Court has recognised a gay couple’s son as a Namibian citizen, a major legal victory for same-sex families in the African country. The Namibian government had initially refused to grant citizenship to the boy that was born via surrogacy in South Africa to Namibian Phillip Lühl and his Mexican husband, Guillermo Delgado. […]
An unnamed gay Premier League footballer is receiving mental health support due to his fear of being “crucified” by football fans should he come out publicly. The anonymous footballer described his fear and what he was going through to The Sun, saying, “It’s 2021, and I should be able to be free to tell everyone who […]
One of Ghana’s most prominent chiefs has threatened to storm the nation’s parliament with 10,000 of his people to force through strict anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. Known as the ‘Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021‘, the legislation, if passed, would criminalise everything from sex toys to trans medical care and […]
After receiving millions of hate comments online, a counter-terrorism investigation probe was launched to protect a trans police officer in the UK. PC Skye Morden found herself being the target of “two million hate comments” following coming out as transgender after serving with the West Midlands Police for 19 years. Morden, who was fully supported […]
Terra Field – a trans senior software engineer at Netflix, has been “suspended” by the streaming giant after they spoke out against Dave Chappelle’s new special, The Closer. Dave Chappelle’s The Closer Netflix special has caused widespread controversy, with thousands calling for it to be removed from the platform. The Netflix special, which premiered on October […]
Dave Chappelle has been defended by the family of a late trans woman who was friends with the comedian, saying they are not offended by his controversial Netflix special. Dave Chappelle’s The Closer Netflix special has caused widespread controversy, with thousands calling for it to be removed from the platform. The Netflix special which premiered […]
Gold-Medal winning diver Tom Daley says he is making it his mission to ban nations where being LGBTQ+ is punishable by death from competing in the Olympics. Daley, who made the comments while accepting an award for his sporting achievements at the 2021 Attitude Awards, declared he would campaign to have countries that carry the […]