Category: Around the World
Despite the visibility and support, 2025 has already surpassed previous years in anti-LGBTQ+ lawmaking. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a staggering 598 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in state legislatures this year — already more than the 533 proposed in 2024 and 510 in 2023. Of those, 67 bills have become law, […]
A 20-year-old Queensland man has pleaded guilty to a violent, premeditated assault and robbery against another man he lured through a fake Grindr profile. Blake Dean Nightingall faced Cairns Magistrates Court on Monday, pleading guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm in company and stealing in connection with the October 2023 attack. The court heard Nightingall […]
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has directed five school districts in Northern Virginia to immediately revoke their trans-inclusive bathroom and locker room policies, citing violations of Title IX. The districts—Alexandria City, Arlington, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, and Prince William County Public Schools—had adopted policies allowing students to use restrooms and locker rooms that align […]
Cuba has made a historic leap in LGBTQ+ rights with the legalisation of gender self-identification, meaning trans people can now change their legal gender without undergoing surgery. The landmark legislation, passed earlier this month by the National Assembly of People’s Power, also introduces sweeping reforms to the country’s civil registry. Among the changes are the […]
Community groups are demanding that police no longer serve as first responders in mental health emergencies, following the death of 28-year-old gay man Collin Burling during a welfare check in Waterloo earlier this week. Burling died after being restrained by officers at his apartment complex in the early hours of Tuesday morning, amid what was […]
A new report by Healthwatch UK has found that trans and non-binary patients across Britain are facing severe challenges when accessing healthcare, particularly gender-affirming care through GPs. Published on 25 July, the survey paints a concerning picture of NHS service gaps, miscommunication, and systemic failings. Fewer than a third of trans and non-binary respondents (32%) […]
London Trans Pride 2025 drew tens of thousands of people to the streets today (26 July), as marchers from across the UK gathered in the capital to demand trans liberation and protest ongoing discrimination. Despite cloudy skies, the crowds—many waving trans flags and holding pro-rights placards—marched from Langham Place to Parliament Square, sending a strong […]
Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who made global headlines in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples, has petitioned the US Supreme Court to overturn the legal right to marriage equality. On Thursday, 24 July, Davis filed a request asking the court to reverse the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, […]