Category: Around the World
After a two-year legal dispute, David Love, a representative of the Rockingham 13 district in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, has settled with Robert Champion and Michael McMahon. Love agreed to pay each of them USD $100,000 and admitted that his earlier statements were “completely false.” The controversy began in February 2022 when Love […]
A UK-based survey has revealed that half of LGBTQ+ employees are facing “shockingly high levels” of bullying and harassment at work. Conducted by the TUC, the survey of 1,000 LGBTQ+ individuals across the UK found that one in five lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have experienced verbal abuse in their workplace over the past […]
Australia’s 2026 Census will once again fail to account for LGBTQ+ individuals. The federal government has confirmed that the upcoming Census will not include questions about gender, sexual orientation, or diverse sex characteristics, continuing the same approach as the 2021 Census. On 25 August, the Australian Government announced that the 2026 Census would retain the […]
Teachers in Bulgaria claim they are facing threats after signing a petition against new legislation that bans “LGBT propaganda” in schools, attributing the harassment to the far-right Revival party, which initiated the controversial law. Kostadin Kostadinov, the leader of the Revival Party, announced this week that he would report educators opposing the law to the […]
The UK Government is facing criticism for the amount of compensation being offered to LGBTQ+ veterans who suffered mistreatment while serving in the British armed forces. Last year, the UK government released an Independent Review into the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in the military, which included recommendations for compensating those affected. However, Fighting with Pride, […]
A Russian consumer protection official has claimed that mpox (monkeypox) won’t be a problem for the country due to its “traditional values” – specifically, its hostility towards LGBTQ+ individuals. Anna Popova, head of the consumer watchdog agency Rospotrebnadzor, expressed confidence that Russia’s stance on LGBTQ+ issues would prevent the spread of mpox in the country. […]
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to allow President Joe Biden’s administration to enforce a significant part of a new rule aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination based on gender identity in 10 Republican-led states that had challenged the measure. The justices rejected the administration’s request to partially lift lower court injunctions, which had blocked […]
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has signed into law an amendment that bans the “promotion” of LGBTQ+ topics in schools, despite calls for a veto from intellectuals and a protest by rights groups on August 15. The newly enacted law prohibits the “propaganda, promotion, or incitement” of ideas related to nontraditional sexual orientations and gender identities […]