Category: Around the World
Colombian authorities believe an Italian-born scientist was lured to his death through Grindr before being brutally murdered and dismembered in the coastal city of Santa Marta last month. Alessandro Coatti, 38, had been travelling and volunteering across South America following an eight-year tenure as a senior policy officer at the Royal Society of Biology in […]
Trans rights advocates have condemned new interim guidance issued by UK police that confirms trans women in custody may now be subject to strip searches by male officers — a decision that follows a controversial Supreme Court ruling redefining “sex” as biological under the 2010 Equality Act. The interim policy, published by the National Police […]
Trans people and allies staged a bold and deeply symbolic protest outside Downing Street on Sunday (25 May), standing bare-chested to draw attention to the ongoing oppression of the trans community across the UK. The protest, organised by advocacy group STRIVE (Standing for Trans Rights, Inclusion and Visibility Everywhere), was a passionate call for dignity, […]
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has signed into law a sweeping student rights bill aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ youth from discrimination and forced outings by school staff. The legislation has sparked a strong backlash from conservative lawmakers and parents’ rights advocates. The new law, H.B. 1296, prohibits discrimination against marginalised students, including LGBTQ+ individuals, and lays […]
In a landmark victory for LGBTQ+ families, Italy’s Constitutional Court has ruled that lesbian mothers who conceive children through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) abroad must be legally recognised as parents — a move hailed as “historic” by activists. The decision, announced on Thursday, 22 May, strikes down part of a 2004 law that had prevented […]
Three men have been sentenced to decades in prison for the drugging, robbery, and murder of two gay men they met at New York City bars in 2022. The victims, 25-year-old social worker Julio Ramirez and 33-year-old political consultant John Umberger, were among several men targeted by the group using a lethal cocktail of drugs, […]
Trans individuals in the UK may soon be required to carry identification, including passports, to access single-sex public facilities such as toilets and changing rooms, according to proposed updates to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s code of practice. The EHRC, responsible for interpreting and guiding the application of the 2010 Equality Act, released […]
Heritage of Pride, the nonprofit behind New York City’s official Pride celebrations, has revealed a $750,000 funding shortfall for 2025, citing a significant retreat from major corporate sponsors. In a statement released Wednesday, May 21, NYC Pride Co-Chairs Kazz Alexander and Michele Irimia shared that while more organisations have come on board compared to last […]