Category: Around the World
The Australian State of Victoria is taking a major step toward addressing its long history of violence and discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people, with RMIT University’s School of Law launching groundbreaking research into reparations and justice for affected communities. Led by Dr Jeremie Bracka, the new study aims to confront decades of state and social failures, […]
A former Wyoming library director has been awarded $700,000 after being fired for refusing to remove books with LGBTQ+ themes and information on sexual health. Terri Lesley, who worked in the Campbell County Public Library system for nearly 30 years, was dismissed in 2023 after standing firm against pressure from county officials to ban certain […]
A new Sydney nightclub named after Chappell Roan’s queer anthem “Pink Pony Club” (not to be confused with Auckland’s “Pink Pony”) has come under fire after organisers revealed it will cater exclusively to gay men aged 18–35. While the founders say they’re “disappointed” by the criticism, many in the queer community argue the club’s restrictions […]
Disturbing mobile‑phone footage has been played in a Cairns court after a man was lured to a meet‑up via a fake Grindr profile and violently attacked and robbed by three men. The victim was ambushed at Smithfield Library on 22 October 2024. In August this year, 20‑year‑old Blake Dean Nightingall pleaded guilty to assault occasioning […]
A federal judge has granted a nationwide injunction preventing the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on gender marker changes for transgender and nonbinary Americans on passports. The ruling comes in the case Orr v. Trump, which was filed in early February by the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) after the US State Department began […]
US President Donald Trump went radically off-topic during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday, veering into a tirade against transgender Americans — despite the discussion being meant to focus on trade. Carney, whose child Sasha Carney is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, sat alongside Trump in the Oval Office during the […]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the removal of all “political ideologies” from public roads across the state — a directive that has sparked backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates and local leaders. The governor’s directive, issued to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), demands the removal of any non-standard street markings, with rainbow crosswalks and Black […]
As the US government shutdown enters its tenth day, the Senate has passed its version of the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) — including controversial anti-trans and anti-DEI provisions — with the support of 26 Senate Democrats. Despite widespread concerns, the bill passed late Thursday night in a 77–20 vote, advancing one of the year’s […]