Category: Around the World
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran has received a two-game unpaid suspension following the use of a homophobic slur directed at a heckler during Sunday’s game at Fenway Park. The Red Sox, in consultation with Major League Baseball, announced the suspension on Monday, which took effect starting with that evening’s game against the Texas Rangers. […]
LGBTQ+ Bulgarians and their allies have gathered outside the nation’s national assembly building to protest against a newly passed amendment to the Pre-school and School Education Act, which bans so-called LGBTQ+ propaganda in schools. The amendment, introduced by the pro-Russian Vazrazhdane Party, was passed on Wednesday, the 7th of August, with 159 votes in favour, […]
A recent survey conducted by Folx Health, a US-based LGBTQ+ digital healthcare service, has unveiled significant anxiety among transgender and non-binary individuals ahead of the 2024 US presidential election. Initially carried out just days before President Joe Biden announced the end of his re-election campaign, the survey was re-run following his withdrawal and Kamala Harris’s […]
The Inner West Pride Centre, the first of its kind in New South Wales in 17 years, has officially opened its doors in the Sydney suburb of Newtown. Housed in the newly renovated Newtown Town Hall, the centre aims to provide support services and community spaces for LGBTQ+ people of all ages. This new centre […]
Australian climber Campbell Harrison defiantly kissed his boyfriend after missing out on the final of the men’s boulder and lead competition, standing up to homophobic trolls. Harrison, who finished tied for 19th with a score of 9.4, did not advance to the final, as only the top eight from each semi-final were allowed to progress. […]
Czech police, working in collaboration with their Slovak counterparts, have detained a minor suspected of plotting a terrorist attack on the Bratislava Pride parade. According to a report from UNN, the boy was part of an international online group that coordinated attacks via Telegram. Approximately two weeks ago, as Bratislava prepared for its annual march, […]
Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, a former top administrator for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has filed a lawsuit claiming that he was unaware that his data could be accessed by others. Burrill began using the queer dating app Grindr in 2017 and asserts that if he had known that his data was public, he […]
Noah Williams celebrated winning a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics on 29 July in a memorable and heartwarming way: by kissing his diving partner, Tom Daley, on the cheek. The affectionate gesture came after the pair secured silver in the men’s 10m synchronised platform diving final, scoring 463.44 points. They finished second to […]