Category: Around the World
Tech giant Meta has reportedly removed Pride and LGBTQ+ themes from Facebook Messenger, including colour schemes inspired by the trans and non-binary pride flags. The removal, initially reported by 404 Media, comes days after Meta updated its hate speech policies to permit describing LGBTQ+ individuals as “mentally ill,” sparking widespread criticism. The themes, introduced in […]
Same-sex couples can now tie the knot in Liechtenstein, with the picturesque Alpine nation officially enacting marriage equality laws on New Year’s Day. In May 2023, Liechtenstein’s parliament voted to legalise same-sex marriage, making it the 22nd European country to do so. The new legislation replaces the civil union system introduced in 2011, which provided […]
A federal judge has invalidated the Biden administration’s regulation interpreting Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to explicitly ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ students, with a focus on transgender individuals. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves of Kentucky declared the regulation “fatally” flawed, according to the Associated Press. Title IX, a law prohibiting sex […]
Lithuania’s Constitutional Court has struck down the country’s 2009 “gay propaganda” law, declaring it unconstitutional and a violation of democratic values. The legislation, part of the Law on the Protection of Minors Against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information, prohibited the “promotion” of homosexuality to minors. The court ruled last month that labelling information about […]
Republican legislators in the state of Idaho have introduced a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark 2015 decision that established marriage equality nationwide. The resolution, House Joint Memorial 1, argues that the Supreme Court overstepped its authority by mandating states to recognise same-sex marriages. It calls for a […]
Eight Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have been dismissed for their alleged involvement in covering up the assault of a transgender man by a fellow officer. According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, the incident, which took place in February 2023, involved Deputy Joseph Benza III, who pleaded guilty in December to one […]
Global music icon Shakira will headline the WorldPride 2025 Welcome Concert, bringing her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour to Nationals Park on Saturday, May 31, 2025. This performance marks her return to touring after a seven-year hiatus and sets the stage for an exciting start to WorldPride D.C., one of the largest global […]
Cory Young, a self-identified neo-Nazi skinhead, was sentenced on Monday to 3 1/2 years in prison for his involvement in the beating death of Jake Kelly, a 49-year-old gay man from north Phoenix. The sentencing took place in Maricopa County Superior Court and stems from a plea agreement reached in November 2023. Young, 45, who […]