Category: Around the World
UK LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall is undergoing an organisation-wide consultation that will result in staff cuts following the Trump administration’s decision to freeze foreign aid funding. A spokesperson for Stonewall told PinkNews that the number of redundancies has not yet been confirmed. However, multiple reports citing insider sources suggest that the charity may have to cut […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has launched a new legal battle against Target, accusing the retail giant of misleading investors about the financial risks associated with its Pride Month collection and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Newly appointed Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed the lawsuit this week in Fort Myers, arguing that Target violated […]
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 […]