Category: Around the World
Jack Ciattarelli, Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey, is facing backlash after one of his senior aides publicly called for a ban on same-sex marriage — a stance Ciattarelli is now denying. Dr Ibrar Nadeem, the campaign’s executive director for Muslim relations, made the controversial remarks at a Muslims4JackToo rally on Saturday (19 October). […]
A laser removal clinic in the UK is making headlines after launching a bold promotion: 50 per cent off the cost of removing Harry Potter-themed tattoos — in a powerful show of solidarity with the trans community. Manchester Laser NQ, located inside The Old Volt tattoo studio on Swan Street, announced the offer via Instagram, […]
An employment tribunal is set to begin on Monday, 20 October, over a group of nurses taking legal action against their employer, after a transgender colleague used the female changing room at Darlington Memorial Hospital in the UK. The claim is being backed by a Christian anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ legal group, raising concerns among equality […]
Sanae Takaichi has made history as Japan’s first female prime minister, following a decisive vote in parliament on Tuesday (21 October). Dubbed Japan’s Iron Lady, Takaichi is the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and is the fourth person to hold the top job since former prime minister Shinzo Abe resigned in 2020, […]
Reform UK has named James Orr — an outspoken critic of same‑sex marriage and abortion — as a senior adviser to Nigel Farage. Orr, a former corporate lawyer and an associate professor of the philosophy of religion at the University of Cambridge, was announced in a post on X by the party’s head of policy, […]
An Ohio pastor who previously criticised the LGBTQ+ novel Heartstopper as a “health risk” to children has been charged with multiple serious offences involving a minor. Silas Shelton, 48, the pastor of Blanchester Community Church in Clinton County, was arrested last week and charged with four felony offences: rape, sexual battery, unlawful sexual contact with […]
Former US congressman George Santos has been released from a New Jersey federal prison after his sentence for wire fraud and identity theft was commuted by former president Donald Trump. Santos, who was the first openly gay Republican elected to Congress, served less than a year of his seven-year, three-month sentence before being granted clemency. […]
Turkey’s government is preparing to introduce sweeping new legislation that would dramatically expand restrictions on LGBTQ+ freedoms, according to leaked details of a draft bill shared by T24 journalist Ceren Bayar. The proposed 11th Judicial Package, expected to be submitted to Parliament in the coming weeks, would criminalise expressions of gender and sexuality deemed “contrary […]