Category: Around the World
San Francisco’s Transgender District has launched an emergency fundraising campaign after sweeping federal cuts under the Trump administration left vital community services in jeopardy. The six-block Tenderloin neighbourhood — the world’s only legally recognised transgender cultural district — announced the creation of the Riot Fund, a three-year initiative aiming to raise at least $100,000. The […]
Wildlife officers in Sri Lanka have observed male elephants engaging in same-sex behaviours, including bonding and mounting, in what researchers describe as a natural part of elephant social life. The sightings were reported by the Daily Mirror, which noted that such interactions were recorded in Minneriya and Kaudulla National Parks. Officers explained that same-sex interactions […]
President Donald Trump has set his sights on the Smithsonian Institution, accusing Washington’s museums of being “woke” and promising reforms to scale back exhibits on LGBTQ+ history, slavery, race, and immigration. On 19 August, Trump ranted on Truth Social that “the museums throughout Washington are the last remaining segment of WOKE” and claimed the Smithsonian […]
A senior Trump administration staffer at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been linked to online posts and comments promoting racist, antisemitic, and anti-LGBTQ+ views — including describing queer people as “freaks” and asylum seekers as “scum”. Eric Lendrum, a speechwriter at DHS since March 2025, has previously contributed to right-wing platforms and hosted […]
Activists in Orlando have defiantly re-coloured the rainbow crosswalk outside the former Pulse nightclub after it was removed under a directive from the Trump administration and enforced by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The memorial crossing, originally created to honour the 49 victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting—the deadliest mass shooting in US history—was scrubbed […]
US President Donald Trump has issued a stark threat to strip federal funding from California school districts that refuse to enforce his administration’s strict transgender policies—escalating a politically charged battle with the state over trans inclusion in school sports. On Thursday, 21 August, Trump posted to his Truth Social platform: “Any California school district that […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has followed through on his ongoing campaign to erase LGBTQ+ visibility from public spaces, with state officials painting over the rainbow crosswalk at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub memorial under the cover of night. According to News 6, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) removed the crosswalk late Wednesday. The rainbow tribute, installed […]
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis, has ordered the removal of a Pride-themed pedestrian crossing in Delray Beach, warning it will take matters into its own hands “by any appropriate method necessary” if the city does not comply. DeSantis, who has led a crusade against what he brands […]