Category: Around the World
An LGBTI+ organisation in the United Kingdom believes that LGBTI+ youth may be better off staying in the closet during the coronavirus crisis lockdown. With millions across the globe under a form of lockdown or isolation, Tim Sigsworth, CEO of the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), has warned that the current situation could put those who […]
Under the cover of the Coronavirus pandemic, an LGBTI+ homeless shelter in Uganda has been raided by government security forces. The Children of the Sun Foundations shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth in the town of Kyengera was raided by residents and security forces on the morning of 29 March, in a direct order from the […]
Hungary’s government has announced new plans to target the rights of transgender people with a new bill that aims to block individuals from being able to change their gender marker after birth. Submitted by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén on 31 March (coinciding with International Transgender Day of Visibility), the bill proposes that “sex at […]
The Australian Government has removed Truvada from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), however, has confirmed that other generic options will still be included. Australians will no longer be able to access Truvada, which is used for HIV treatment as well as for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), however, the Australian Federation […]
Due to the unprecedented demand for blood supplies in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has announced a significant loosening of eligibility for blood donations from gay and bisexual men. The organisation is now suggesting that the time that men who have had sex with men should wait before they give blood, to […]
A Trans Naval Officer is suing the U.S. Pentagon claiming Trump’s military ban will force her out of her job. This is the first action against the armed services since the ban on trans military personnel serving openly was enacted last April. In a lawsuit filed in a Massachusetts Federal Court on Mar 17, a […]
The worlds largest condom producer has raised concerns of a “Global Shortage” of condoms due to partial closures of factories as a result of Covid-19. Malaysian based condom producer, Karex Berhad told Reuters, that it was forced to shut down its factories due to the containment measures put in place as a result of the […]
With many people fixated on the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, Idaho’s Governor has used the opportunity to push through anti-transgender legislation. The 66-year-old Governor, Brad Little signed the 2x anti-trans legislation into law just ahead of the International Transgender Day of Visibility. One of the laws known as House Bill 500, is aimed at restricting […]