Category: Around the World
Far-right Christian nationalist podcaster Andrew Isker has gone viral after admitting he refuses to go through airport body scanners out of fear they might “turn him gay”, instead requesting full-body patdowns by male TSA agents. During a recent episode of his podcast, co-hosted with C. Jay Engel, Isker criticised the erosion of civil liberties following […]
Republican Senator Ted Cruz has threatened USA Fencing with congressional consequences after the organisation reaffirmed its policy supporting the inclusion of transgender women in competitive sport. USA Fencing came under right-wing scrutiny after athlete Stephanie Turner, 31, refused to compete against trans competitor Redmond Sullivan at last month’s Cherry Blossom Open tournament at the University […]
The mother of a transgender teenager has launched legal action against Queensland Health Director-General Dr David Rosengren, following the state’s decision to suspend access to puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for new under-18 patients. The woman, whose identity remains confidential to protect her daughter’s privacy, has successfully obtained a Supreme Court order compelling […]
Nine years after a similar proposal sparked backlash from businesses and civil rights advocates, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed a new bill into law aimed at protecting “religious freedom.” Modelled after the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, the legislation is intended, according to its sponsors, to shield individuals from government interference […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked outrage by likening those who support transgender and non-binary children to child abusers, in a proclamation for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Trump, who began his second term in January, has swiftly enacted a series of executive orders targeting the rights of transgender Americans — moves he described during […]
A trans community event in Manchester was marred by two alarming incidents on Thursday, 3 April, in which groups of men reportedly burned a Pride flag and threatened attendees with violence, including the use of a knife. Trans Mutual Aid Manchester, which organised the “Trans Picnic in the Park” event at Platt Fields Park, reported […]
The United States Air Force has officially reversed its prior policy that prohibited personnel from including personal pronouns in email signatures and other professional communications, according to The Hill. The shift comes in response to a clause within the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), though it remains unclear whether other military branches will follow […]
Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has reinstated the country’s ban on blood donations from gay men, reversing a 2022 Health Ministry decision that had lifted the decades-old restriction. The original ban was introduced during the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s, a time when widespread fear and stigma drove public health policy. In […]