Category: Around the World

Aug 22
Trump Threatens to Cut California School Funding Over Transgender Inclusion Policies

US President Donald Trump has issued a stark threat to strip federal funding from California school districts that refuse to enforce his administration’s strict transgender policies—escalating a politically charged battle with the state over trans inclusion in school sports. On Thursday, 21 August, Trump posted to his Truth Social platform: “Any California school district that […]

Aug 22
Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis Targets Pulse Nightclub Crosswalk in Latest Anti-LGBTQ+ Move

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has followed through on his ongoing campaign to erase LGBTQ+ visibility from public spaces, with state officials painting over the rainbow crosswalk at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub memorial under the cover of night. According to News 6, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) removed the crosswalk late Wednesday. The rainbow tribute, installed […]

Aug 21
Florida Threatens to Remove Delray Beach’s Pride Crossing ‘By Any Appropriate Method Necessary’

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis, has ordered the removal of a Pride-themed pedestrian crossing in Delray Beach, warning it will take matters into its own hands “by any appropriate method necessary” if the city does not comply. DeSantis, who has led a crusade against what he brands […]

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 […]