Category: Around the World
President-elect Joe Biden has announced his plans to unwind anti-LGBT+ policy enacted by outgoing President Donald Trump. The incoming President who will take office in January is expected to use his executive powers to unwind many of the backwards steps taken by Trump in regards to LGBT+ rights including the ban on transgender military personnel […]
A new report from the United Kingdom has shown that more than half of all trans people in the nation have experienced a transphobic attack in public over the past 12 months. Conducted by Galop, who is an LGBT+ anti-violence charity, the report has revealed the disturbing amount of violence, abuse, harassment and prejudice against […]
Cruel and bigoted practices that seek to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity will soon be stamped out across the Australian state of Victoria, thanks to new laws that have been introduced into Parliament. The Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020 will put in place new measures to protect […]
Legislation to remove so-called ‘panic defence’ has been unanimously approved in Washington D.C’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. The approval of the legislation now paved the way for the proposed legislation to be enacted by the Council in December and means that attorneys will no longer be able to use of the so-called gay and […]
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 […]