Category: Around the World
A controversial new report released by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has raised alarm among LGBTQ+ advocates and medical experts, who say it dangerously opens the door to discredited and harmful practices like conversion therapy. The 400-page review, published on 1 May, evaluates healthcare treatments for young people with paediatric gender […]
Donald Trump used a university commencement speech in Alabama to return to a familiar rally routine — mocking transgender athletes — while revealing that even Melania Trump finds the bit unbecoming. Speaking before a crowd of 3,000 students and families at the University of Alabama’s Coleman Coliseum, Trump was greeted with chants of “USA! USA!” […]
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured a second term following a decisive victory for the Labour Party in Australia’s federal election. The result marks a historic turning point, with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton losing his Brisbane seat of Dickson to Labor’s Ali France, becoming the first federal opposition leader to lose his seat in […]
Russian security forces stormed a Moscow swingers club in the early hours of Thursday, alleging violations under the country’s strict anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda laws. The raid targeted a themed event titled “MILFs of Ancient Greece” held at the club Bizarre. While authorities have not confirmed whether arrests were made, images from the raid circulated widely, showing […]
The Football Association (FA), which governs football in England, has announced that transgender women will no longer be permitted to play in women’s football teams from 1 June 2025. The announcement, made on Thursday, 1 May, follows a recent unanimous ruling by the UK Supreme Court stating that trans women are not legally considered women […]
As the latest Australian federal election winds down, Craig Young examines the implications for LGBTQIA+ Australians and the broader political dynamics at play. The current government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Party (ALP), appears well-placed to secure another term. Historically, relations between Labor and LGBTQIA+ communities have been cool, largely […]
The Australian Labor Party is scrambling to contain the fallout after a video surfaced showing the father of a federal MP making homophobic remarks at a polling station during the recent election. Labor MP Jerome Laxale, who represents Bennelong in Sydney’s Lower North Shore, has issued an apology after his father, Alain Laxale, was caught […]
The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), where transgender swimmer Lia Thomas competed, is under pressure from the Trump administration to erase her athletic records or risk losing federal funding. Thomas made history in 2022 when she became the first openly transgender woman to win a national college swimming title. However, her victory became a flashpoint for […]