Category: Around the World
A new Gallup report has revealed that 9.3% of adults in the United States now identify as LGBTQ+, marking a steady rise in queer visibility across the country. The survey, conducted in 2024 via telephone interviews with 14,000 people, highlights how younger generations—particularly Gen Z and bisexual women—are driving this increase. Gen Z Leads the […]
A California appeals court has ruled in favour of a lesbian couple who were denied a wedding cake, marking another significant legal battle over LGBTQ+ rights and religious freedom. The unanimous decision by a three-judge panel could potentially send the issue back to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2017, Eileen and Mireya Rodriguez-Del Rio visited […]
The Kennedy Center has abruptly cancelled a Pride event featuring the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC (GMCW) and the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), a move widely seen as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ representation in the arts. The event, A Peacock Among Pigeons: Celebrating 50 Years of Pride, was originally scheduled […]
Muhsin Hendricks, widely recognised as the world’s first openly gay Muslim imam, was tragically shot and killed in South Africa last Saturday in what is now being described as a targeted assassination by authorities. Hendricks was ambushed in the southern city of Gqeberha by two masked men in a pick-up truck. Security footage shows one […]
Germany’s far-right party, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), has made significant electoral gains, becoming the second-largest party in the Bundestag. Led by openly lesbian politician Alice Weidel, so far, the AfD has secured around 20.2% of the vote, marking a significant shift in Germany’s political landscape. The conservative CDU/CSU bloc, led by Friedrich Merz, took the […]
Alice Weidel, the openly lesbian leader of Germany’s far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), presents a complex and often contradictory figure in European politics. As she rises in influence, her personal identity as a lesbian woman raising two children with her Sri Lankan-born filmmaker partner challenges traditional expectations – especially within a party known for […]
A second federal judge has struck down former President Donald Trump’s executive order banning gender-affirming care, ruling that the policy unlawfully denies federal funds to medical institutions providing such care. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Lauren King, appointed by President Joe Biden, issued a temporary injunction against the ban, preventing its enforcement while legal challenges […]
A new report from an independent Russian news outlet suggests that Russia’s government is working on a large-scale electronic database to track LGBTQ+ individuals. According to Latvia-based Meduza, anonymous sources from Russia’s Interior Ministry claim the initiative has been in the works for some time. The system is reportedly designed to register those identified as […]