Category: Around the World
Members of the Australian Defence Force will now be able to participate in LGBTQ+ events again after Australia’s deputy Prime Minister revoked a ban put in place by former Minister Peter Dutton. The ban, which was put in place by then Minister of Defence Peter Dutton, saw Australian Defence staff banned from organising and celebrating […]
Homosexuality has finally been legalised in the city-state Gay rights activists in Singapore are celebrating “a triumph of love over fear” as the city-state abolished a colonial-era law that made homosexuality illegal. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the decision on national TV, backtracking on the government’s previous position to keep 377A – which bans […]
Parents with students attending a Christian school in Florida have been asked to remove their children and find another school if their children are gay, transgender or non-binary. According to NBC News, an email was sent to parents by administrator and pastor Barry McKeen telling parents, “We believe that God created mankind in His image: […]
The Isle of Man has announced plans to update its discriminatory blood donation rules after Heartstopper actor Joe Locke criticised the self-governing British Crown dependency for their “archaic” law. Locke made the comments via a video message at the island’s Isle of Pride celebrations in the capital, Douglas, saying the ban should be lifted to […]
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) has been forced to halt all operations following a decision by Uganda’s non-government organisation regulator to shut the group down. SMUG confirmed the shutdown, saying that they had been ordered by the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO Bureau) to discontinue their operations effective immediately. We shall be back. #stillweshallrise pic.twitter.com/gpGMbeJyWv […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to rename monkeypox, sighting fears that the current name encourages discrimination and stigma. The decision to rename the zoonotic viral disease was made following a meeting of “global experts” with the aim of avoiding further “offence to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups, and minimise […]
Four trans groups who found shelter with the Catholic Church have met with Pope Francis at the Vatican. According to the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, the Pope met with a group on Wednesday the 10th of August, following other meetings with other trans groups on the 27th of April, 22nd of June and the 3rd of […]
In response to the growing number of monkeypox cases across the United States, President Joe Biden has appointed an emergency monkeypox response team to help combat the viral zoonotic disease. The task force, formally announced on Tuesday the 2nd of August, will work with state-specific authorities to help distribute vaccines and assist in testing for […]