Category: Around the World
A video posted by pop Melbourne gay bar, The Laird, is causing online debate and threats of calling the ‘health department’. Australia’s longest-running gay-owned and operated bar and accommodation, The Laird Melbourne, is at the centre of a controversial debate online after posting a video on Instagram of a kink area some are calling ‘the […]
WorldPride DC 2025 has officially announced that Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winner Cynthia Erivo will headline the highly anticipated Saturday Night Street Festival and Concert on June 7, 2025. The free, two-day event, set to take place on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of attendees from around the […]
President Donald Trump doubled down on his anti-LGBTQ+ stance during his presidential address to Congress on Tuesday (4 March), defending a series of anti-trans executive orders and making an unusual claim about “transgender mice.” While discussing what he called “wasteful government spending,” Trump alleged that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uncovered “$8 million for […]
The United States has officially withdrawn from the United Nations LGBTI Core Group, a coalition of countries dedicated to advancing the rights of LGBTQ+ and intersex individuals worldwide. According to The Washington Blade, the withdrawal occurred on February 14, though no public announcement was made at the time. A State Department spokesperson later confirmed the […]
Lawmakers in Ghana have once again put forward a highly controversial bill that, if enacted, would rank among the most severe anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Africa. The proposed Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill outlines stringent penalties, including a three-year prison sentence for individuals who simply identify as LGBTQ+, up to five years for […]
Turkey’s latest judicial reform package is set to introduce a new criminal offense targeting the “promotion or encouragement of homosexuality,” alongside stricter regulations on gender transition procedures. The proposed changes mark the country’s first explicit legislative move against what officials describe as “homogenisation and degenderisation trends” in society. LGBTQ+ ‘Promotion’ to Be Criminalised The draft […]
A Sydney man has been convicted for a homophobic attack that took place in Darlinghurst last November, an incident that had previously gone unreported in the media. The case has only now come to light after video footage was released, leading to the offender’s conviction and public apology. Gay Hate Crime Conviction in Sydney’s LGBTQIA+ […]
For the first time, all AFL players and staff will be required to complete an LGBTQI+ education module this season. The initiative comes after several incidents involving homophobic slurs on the field during the previous AFL season. In 2023, three players—Jeremy Finlayson, Wil Powell, and Lance Collard—were sanctioned for using homophobic language against opponents. Additionally, […]