Category: Around the World
A federal judge has delivered a mixed ruling on Iowa’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law, upholding the restriction on discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation from kindergarten through Year 6, but striking down several other provisions on constitutional grounds. The 2023 law, known as Senate File 496 (S.F. 496), prohibits “any program, curriculum, test, […]
A group of trans women staged a topless protest outside the Scottish Parliament, condemning both a UK Supreme Court ruling that defines “sex” as biological and the Scottish government’s response to it. Standing with red-painted arms, tape across their mouths, and holding white roses symbolising the “death of transgender rights in the UK”, the women […]
For the first time in 13 years, Transgender Europe’s (TGEU) annual rights map shows a decline in trans rights across Europe and Central Asia — a stark reversal of progress. The findings echo those of a recent report by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA), painting a bleak picture of mounting […]
Pope Leo XIV has used one of his first public addresses as pontiff to reaffirm the Roman Catholic Church’s position on marriage, stating that the family is “founded upon the stable union between a man and a woman,” according to the Associated Press. The statement came during a private audience with the Vatican’s diplomatic corps […]
The US military has been directed to begin identifying service members diagnosed with or showing signs of gender dysphoria, as part of a broader effort to expel transgender individuals from service by June 6. The move follows a recent Supreme Court ruling allowing the controversial transgender military ban to take effect while legal challenges continue […]
In a significant move, the Texas House of Representatives has voted to repeal a decades-old law that criminalised same-sex sexual activity. Twelve Republicans joined Democrats in a 72-55 vote to eliminate the 1973 statute, which has remained on the books despite being unenforceable since 2003 following the landmark Lawrence v. Texas U.S. Supreme Court ruling. […]
As trans rights continue to face political backlash across the United States, a growing number of trans and gender-diverse Americans are contemplating or making moves from hostile states to more supportive ones. A recent survey conducted by the Williams Institute at UCLA reveals that nearly half of trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people surveyed have […]
Fiji’s HIV crisis is exploding—and queer communities are in the crosshairs. Stigma, drugs, and political inaction are fuelling an outbreak that’s three times worse than reported. Fiji is in the grip of a rapidly worsening HIV crisis, and queer and marginalised communities are bearing the brunt. According to a recent report by BenarNews, new modelling […]