Category: Around the World
Pope Leo XIV has indicated that he will maintain the Catholic Church’s current position on LGBTQ+ issues, reaffirming support for informal blessings for same-sex couples while ruling out any move towards formal recognition. The remarks were made at a press conference on 23 April, after an 11-day tour of Africa. In his comments, Leo made […]
A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 23 years after deliberately transmitting HIV to multiple victims in England. The sentence was handed down at Newcastle Crown Court on 23 April, following convictions for grievous bodily harm involving seven victims, as well as rape offences in four of […]
Police in Senegal say they have “uncovered a vast network of suspected homosexuals” after arresting 18 men, while reportedly continuing to search for another 15. The arrests are the latest in a widening anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown that has accelerated since Senegal toughened its already harsh laws earlier this year. According to reports, the investigation began after […]
More than six years after Botswana’s courts struck down the criminalisation of same-sex intimacy, the government has now formally removed the discriminatory provisions from the law itself, in a long-overdue legal clean-up that activists say matters both symbolically and practically. On 26 March, the government published a notice deleting paragraphs (a) and (c) of Section […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a new law banning local governments from using public money to support Pride celebrations and other diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, marking the latest step in his long-running campaign against DEI and LGBTQ+ visibility. The bill, SB 1134, was signed on 22 April and applies to counties, cities, contractors […]
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear a case that could determine whether publicly funded preschool providers can refuse to enrol children of LGBTQ+ parents. The case, St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton v. Roy, centres on Colorado’s universal preschool programme, which requires participating providers — including religious schools — to […]
Hungary’s incoming government is already facing a major first test after the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the country’s so-called “LGBT propaganda” law was not only illegal, but a breach of the European Union’s foundational values. The ruling lands just days after Viktor Orbán’s defeat and places immediate pressure on incoming […]
Silas H. Shelton, a pastor from the U.S. state of Ohio who had previously spoken out against LGBTQ+ visibility in schools, has pleaded guilty to multiple sex offences involving a minor. Court records and local reporting show Shelton entered the plea on Monday, 20 April, just before his five-day trial was due to begin. Shelton […]