Category: Around the World
Melania Trump was reportedly forbidden from lighting up the White House in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride Month due to concerns from within the Trump administration. First reported by the Washington Blade, Republican sources explained that Melania Trump was planning on repeating the famous display back in 2015 when Barack Obama was president. However, her […]
2020 is set to be the deadliest in recent years for violence against the transgender community in the United States. As the world marks transgender Remembrance Day, there are concerning figures from the United States that show this year has been one of the most dangerous for the transgender community. Now in its 21st year, […]
There has reportedly been an 80% increase in LGBT domestic violence reports since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom. New research shows a worrying increase in domestic violence amongst same-sex couples and the LGBT community more broadly in the United Kingdom. LGBT anti-violence charity GALOP runs the UK’s only domestic violence […]
The European Union is stepping in after Poland and Hungary introduce new anti-gay measures. The European Union is looking to step in and protect LGBT citizens in its member states following new anti-gay laws being proposed in both Poland and Hungary. Amid an increase in homophobia in those two nations, the European Union is looking […]
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade has moved from it’s traditional home on Oxford Street to an unlikely new venue. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade 2021 will be hosted at The Sydney Cricket Ground following concerns for ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. Mardi Gras chief executive Albert Kruger says the SCG met the […]
The definition of the word “woman” has been given a refresh by the Oxford English Dictionary following complaints that it was sexist and excluded LGBT+ relationships. Previously describing women as “a man’s wife, girlfriend or lover,” Oxford Dictionary has amended the definition of the word, acknowledging that a woman can also be “a person’s wife, […]
While Biden overwhelmingly won LGBT voters, Donald Trump strangely improved on his 2016 election result with the constituency. Joe Biden won LGBT voters overwhelmingly, despite an improved showing from President Donald Trump. An exit poll for the National Election Pool collected from 15,590 voters found 7% of respondents were gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. The […]
While the Presidential election is too close to call, the state of Delaware has made history, electing the first transgender state senator. Sarah McBride has been elected as the new state senator in Delaware. McBride, aged 30 and a Democrat won her district comfortably in an area Hillary Clinton won by nearly 70% in 2016. […]