Category: Around the World
A leading European digital rights group has accused TikTok of unlawfully tracking users’ activity on Grindr and other apps, in what could amount to a serious breach of international privacy laws. Austria-based non-profit NOYB (None of Your Business) lodged a formal complaint with the country’s Data Protection Authority on Wednesday, 16 December. The group alleges […]
Openly trans U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (D-DE) delivered a fiery address outside the Capitol this week, criticising House Republicans for prioritising anti-trans legislation over pressing healthcare needs. Speaking alongside out Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), McBride condemned the GOP for choosing to schedule votes on two anti-trans bills instead of working […]
A Christmas card sold at Sainsbury’s has been pulled from shelves and all stock destroyed, following criticism from the trans and non-binary community over its use of a transphobic dogwhistle. The card, created by publisher Emotional Rescue in collaboration with Paper Salad, was spotted by trans journalist Sophie Molly at the Berryden Sainsbury’s branch in […]
The US House of Representatives is set to vote on legislation that would impose a nationwide ban on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender people under 18, a move advocates warn could have devastating consequences. The bill, HR 3492, known as the “Protect Children’s Innocence Act”, would make it a federal crime for medical professionals to provide puberty […]
Grindr users in Australia have this week been prompted to verify their age, as part of a new process the platform says is aimed at ensuring user safety and privacy. The move coincides with the Australian federal government’s recently introduced social media laws, which ban under-16s from accessing social platforms, although Grindr itself is not […]
A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is considering whether to uphold a landmark ruling that struck down the Pentagon’s longstanding ban on allowing people living with HIV to enlist in the military. The case, Wilkins v. Hegseth, brought by Lambda Legal, challenges military policies that bar individuals with […]
Queer communities and organisations across Australia have come together in an outpouring of solidarity and grief following the tragic mass shooting in Bondi, which has left at least 16 people dead and more than 40 injured. The attack, widely recognised as an act of terror, has sparked strong responses from LGBTQIA+ groups, who have not […]
Conservative Christian groups, including the anti-LGBTQ+ organisation Family Research Council (FRC), are up in arms after a Chick-fil-A franchise in Orem, Utah publicly congratulated a same-sex couple on their wedding. The controversy began with a 3 December Facebook post from the local franchise celebrating two men, Dougie and Toby, who recently tied the knot. “CONGRATULATIONS […]