Category: Around the World

Aug 21
Violence and Exclusion Rising After UK Supreme Court Gender Ruling, Report Finds

LGBTQ+ people are facing growing levels of violence, harassment and exclusion following the UK Supreme Court’s controversial ruling on gender, according to a stark new report by advocacy group TransActual. The report — Trans segregation in practice: Experiences of trans segregation following the Supreme Court ruling — was released on Tuesday (19 August) and gathers […]

Aug 20
Kim Davis: Four Weddings, Three Husbands, and a Crusade Against LGBTQ+ Marriage Rights

Nearly a decade after she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis is once again in the spotlight — this time for asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the ruling that legalized marriage equality nationwide. But while Davis presents herself as a defender of “traditional […]

Aug 20
“Our Voices Were Silenced”: UK’s First Trans Judge Mounts Human Rights Challenge

The UK’s first transgender judge, Dr Victoria McCloud, has launched a landmark challenge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), claiming the UK Supreme Court excluded trans voices in a ruling that redefined legal sex. McCloud, who retired from the High Court last year, argues that the court’s April decision stripped rights from around […]

Aug 20
Hillary Clinton Warns Same-Sex Couples to Marry Now Ahead of Potential Supreme Court Challenge

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged same-sex couples to “consider getting married” as the Supreme Court weighs whether to hear a case that could threaten federal protections for marriage equality. The nation’s highest court is currently considering whether to take up an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who […]

Aug 19
From Military Bans to Hotline Closures: Trump’s Record on LGBTQ+ Issues Through Mid-2025

When Uncloseted Media tracked the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second administration earlier this year, they found a sweeping attack on LGBTQ+ rights. That assault has only intensified. From health care and education to military service and suicide prevention, the Trump administration’s moves between days 101 and 200 (May–August 2025) have sparked alarm among […]

Aug 19
Study Shows More LGBTQ+ People Than Ever Want Marriage and Children

LGBTQ+ people in the United States are increasingly embracing marriage and family life, according to new research from the Pew Research Center. The poll, published earlier this month, shows that 59 per cent of LGBTQ+ adults now say they want to get married in their lifetime — more than double the 28 per cent who […]

Aug 18
Trans Rights Protest in Nottingham Calls Out UK Government Over EHRC’s Exclusion Plans

A trans rights group staged a powerful die-in protest in Nottingham city centre to demand justice from the Labour government and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), while highlighting the dangers and discrimination faced by trans people in the UK today. The demonstration, organised by Nottingham Against Transphobia, took place on Saturday afternoon (16 […]

Aug 17
Landmark LGBTQ+ Win as Lithuanian Court Grants Family Status to Same-Sex Couple

In a groundbreaking legal decision, a Lithuanian court has recognised a same-sex couple as a legal family, marking a historic milestone for LGBTQ+ rights in the Baltic nation. The two women, whose names have not been disclosed, had been living together and sought legal recognition of their partnership. The Vilnius City District Court agreed with […]