Category: Around the World
A Utah state representative has proposed renaming a Salt Lake City street currently honouring gay rights icon Harvey Milk to commemorate conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was recently killed in the state. Rep. Trevor Lee (R–16th District) introduced legislation to rename a portion of 900 South—officially designated Harvey Milk Boulevard in 2016—as Charlie Kirk Boulevard. […]
Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon launched a dramatic outburst in a Sydney courtroom this morning, accusing NSW Police of “serious misconduct and corruption” and vowing that he “will not be silenced.” Lamarre-Condon, appearing via audio-video link from custody, interrupted proceedings shortly after his pleas were confirmed to address the court directly. “Sorry your Honour, I […]
Democratic congresswoman Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender woman elected to the US Congress, has condemned House Republicans for blocking her proposed amendments to the 2026 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) — amendments that would have repealed Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving openly in the military. Despite her efforts, the Republican-controlled House refused […]
Former US presidential candidate & Trump appointee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, is under mounting pressure from a coalition of states after his administration threatened to withdraw federal funding from sex-education programmes that include references to transgender and non-binary people. A legal complaint has been filed against the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), […]
A former South Carolina Republican lawmaker who campaigned to ban drag shows and gender-affirming healthcare for minors has pleaded guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material. RJ May III, 38, resigned from the state House of Representatives in August, two months after being charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children. Investigators […]
A controversial policing operation at New York’s Penn Station has resulted in nearly 200 arrests since June, sparking outrage from civil rights groups and local officials who have labelled the crackdown a discriminatory attack on LGBTQ+ individuals. According to reports by The City and The Gothamist, the arrests took place near the men’s toilets by […]
Marine biologists have documented a world-first: a mating event involving two male and one female leopard shark, observed off the coast of New Caledonia, a French territory in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Dr Hugo Lassauce, from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia, captured the remarkable scene while snorkelling. “I thought, ‘Something is going […]
A looming US government shutdown hinges on controversial provisions in a Republican-led funding bill that would prohibit federal funding for gender-affirming care for both transgender adults and minors. The proposed legislation has created a deadlock in Congress, with Democrats refusing to back the bill in its current form. Without a resolution by 12:01 am (Eastern) […]