Category: Around the World
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 […]
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, former running mate of US Vice President Kamala Harris during her 2020 presidential campaign bid, has warned Democrats against turning away from transgender rights amid mounting political pressure. In an interview with The Independent, Walz responded to Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on the trans community, calling out the false link being […]
Australia’s Northern Territory Government is under intensifying pressure to abandon proposed changes to its Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 (ADA), which advocacy groups warn could leave vulnerable Territorians exposed to hate speech and workplace discrimination. Critics say the proposed amendments would make the NT the only Australian jurisdiction without protection against vilification. A joint letter, signed by […]
The 69th Eurovision Song Contest has crowned a new winner, and once again, queerness takes centre stage. Held in Basel, Switzerland, this year’s event was won by 23-year-old Austrian-Filipino male soprano JJ, also known as Johannes Pietsch, with his emotional ballad Wasted Love. JJ, who proudly identifies as queer, captivated the audience with his unique […]
A federal judge has delivered a mixed ruling on Iowa’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law, upholding the restriction on discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation from kindergarten through Year 6, but striking down several other provisions on constitutional grounds. The 2023 law, known as Senate File 496 (S.F. 496), prohibits “any program, curriculum, test, […]
A group of trans women staged a topless protest outside the Scottish Parliament, condemning both a UK Supreme Court ruling that defines “sex” as biological and the Scottish government’s response to it. Standing with red-painted arms, tape across their mouths, and holding white roses symbolising the “death of transgender rights in the UK”, the women […]
For the first time in 13 years, Transgender Europe’s (TGEU) annual rights map shows a decline in trans rights across Europe and Central Asia — a stark reversal of progress. The findings echo those of a recent report by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA), painting a bleak picture of mounting […]
Pope Leo XIV has used one of his first public addresses as pontiff to reaffirm the Roman Catholic Church’s position on marriage, stating that the family is “founded upon the stable union between a man and a woman,” according to the Associated Press. The statement came during a private audience with the Vatican’s diplomatic corps […]