Category: Around the World
Sydney’s iconic ARQ Nightclub is set to shut its doors this month before a major rebrand, marking the end of an era for one of the city’s most beloved LGBTQ+ venues. After 26 years as a cornerstone of Sydney’s queer nightlife, ARQ will soon transform into Aura, a new concept led by Sydney businessman Dave […]
A Hungarian national accused of murdering two elderly gay men in Florida could become the first person sentenced to death under a controversial new state law. According to the Miami Herald, Zsolt Zsolyomi, an undocumented immigrant from Hungary, entered the United States on a 90-day visa in 2022 but overstayed. He allegedly embarked on a […]
The US Navy has introduced a new policy requiring transgender service members to voluntarily separate from service by 28 March or face involuntary discharge. Guidance issued on 13 March states that Marines and sailors who do not identify with their birth-assigned gender must either opt for an honourable discharge or be forcibly removed from service. […]
A petition urging the Trump administration to reinstate transgender representation on the Stonewall Uprising page of the National Park Service (NPS) website has gathered over 25,000 signatures. The controversy began after the NPS revised its description of the Stonewall National Monument, omitting references to transgender and non-binary individuals who played a pivotal role in the […]
A once-a-year injection designed to protect against HIV has successfully passed an initial safety trial, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal. The drug, lenacapavir, cleared a crucial Phase I trial and could become a highly effective and convenient option for HIV prevention. How Lenacapavir Works Lenacapavir prevents HIV from replicating inside cells, […]
A trans man in Russia is being detained in what Amnesty International describes as “inhuman and degrading conditions” after receiving a 12-year prison sentence for treason. Harsh Sentence for Small Donation Mark Kislitsyn, an LGBTQ+ activist from Moscow, was sentenced in 2023 by the Moscow City Court for transferring ₽865 (approximately $10 USD) to a […]
A historic New South Wales prison that exclusively held gay, trans, and non-binary prisoners from 1957 to 1984 has been officially added to the NSW State Heritage Register, recognising the LGBTQIA+ history of the site and the injustices endured by those incarcerated there. Cooma Gaol: A Dark Chapter in Australia’s LGBTQ+ History Originally opened in […]
Recent executive orders from former President Donald Trump have led to the widespread shutdown of gender-affirming care for transgender minors, yet hospitals continue to perform non-consensual surgeries on intersex infants and toddlers. Contradictions in Medical Policy Trump’s Day One executive order on “gender ideology” asserted that there are only two “immutable” sexes—male and female. A […]