Category: Around the World
The U.S. Department of Defense, under Secretary Pete Hegseth, is set to remove thousands of images, including those of the famed World War II aircraft Enola Gay, as part of a sweeping effort to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) content following orders from the Trump administration. According to a database obtained by The Associated […]
Garrett Bruno, a well-known yet controversial travel influencer from West Hollywood, has been found dead while awaiting trial for second-degree murder. As reported by The Daily Mail, Bruno was discovered at his parents’ home in Mount Dora, Florida, on the evening of Tuesday, March 4. The 33-year-old influencer, known on social media as Garrett Travels […]
Pete Buttigieg made a playful yet pointed remark about Donald Trump’s “small” size during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, following Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress on 4 March. The former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, who made history as the first openly LGBTQ+ person to serve in a full-time […]
A video posted by pop Melbourne gay bar, The Laird, is causing online debate and threats of calling the ‘health department’. Australia’s longest-running gay-owned and operated bar and accommodation, The Laird Melbourne, is at the centre of a controversial debate online after posting a video on Instagram of a kink area some are calling ‘the […]
WorldPride DC 2025 has officially announced that Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winner Cynthia Erivo will headline the highly anticipated Saturday Night Street Festival and Concert on June 7, 2025. The free, two-day event, set to take place on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of attendees from around the […]
President Donald Trump doubled down on his anti-LGBTQ+ stance during his presidential address to Congress on Tuesday (4 March), defending a series of anti-trans executive orders and making an unusual claim about “transgender mice.” While discussing what he called “wasteful government spending,” Trump alleged that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uncovered “$8 million for […]
The United States has officially withdrawn from the United Nations LGBTI Core Group, a coalition of countries dedicated to advancing the rights of LGBTQ+ and intersex individuals worldwide. According to The Washington Blade, the withdrawal occurred on February 14, though no public announcement was made at the time. A State Department spokesperson later confirmed the […]
Lawmakers in Ghana have once again put forward a highly controversial bill that, if enacted, would rank among the most severe anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Africa. The proposed Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill outlines stringent penalties, including a three-year prison sentence for individuals who simply identify as LGBTQ+, up to five years for […]