Category: Around the World
Amid growing concerns over the future of marriage equality in the United States, Colorado has officially repealed its long-defunct ban on same-sex marriage. The repeal, signed into law by openly gay Governor Jared Polis, ensures that marriage equality remains protected in the state, regardless of potential future rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court. Although the […]
Organisers of the annual Naples Pride celebration in Florida are suing the city’s municipal government after being denied an event permit — a move they argue infringes on their constitutional rights and discriminates against the LGBTQ+ community. The city cited increased security costs due to expected anti-transgender protests as the reason for denying the permit […]
School districts across the United States are beginning to roll back protections for transgender students as policies gain traction and federal threats to defund schools promoting so-called “woke” ideologies escalate. The shift follows increased pressure from state legislatures and conservative parents’ rights groups, who have been advocating for the dismantling of transgender-inclusive policies in schools. […]
Canadian singer-songwriter Bells Larsen has announced the cancellation of his upcoming US tour due to restrictive visa regulations affecting trans individuals. The decision follows the Trump-era policy requiring all official identification documents—including passports and visas—to list a person’s sex strictly as “male or female.” The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has already begun enforcing the […]
In a major blow to LGBTQ+ rights, Hungary’s Parliament has passed a constitutional amendment empowering the government to ban public LGBTQ+ events, including Pride marches, even as tens of thousands rallied in opposition on Saturday in the capital. Dubbed the “Gray Pride,” the demonstration was a striking visual protest. Marchers dressed in dull, muted tones, […]
A transgender military pilot has launched legal action against a conservative influencer who falsely identified her as the pilot involved in a deadly mid-air crash that killed 67 people in Washington, DC. Jo Ellis, a transgender Black Hawk pilot with the Virginia National Guard, filed a defamation lawsuit against social media personality Matthew Wallace. Wallace […]
The Trump administration has adopted a controversial approach to press engagement by refusing to respond to journalists who publicly include their pronouns in email signatures or online profiles. In recent weeks, at least three incidents have been reported where U.S. government spokespersons declined to engage with reporters for listing pronouns, such as “she/her” or “they/them”, […]
Slovakia is pushing forward with sweeping constitutional amendments that could significantly restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ people and access to reproductive healthcare. On Wednesday, Slovak lawmakers voted in favour of advancing a set of proposed changes that would, if enacted, limit adoption rights exclusively to heterosexual married couples and legally define gender strictly as male […]