Category: Around the World
Craig Young explains how France’s centrist and left voters strategically avoided a far-right government. At the same time as the United Kingdom held its general election, French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap election in France – which almost went badly wrong for him. A French President is elected once every seven years, and may […]
Craig Young examines the results of Britain’s general election (including Posie Parker’s votes) and wonders if New Zealand might follow. On July 4, the axe finally fell on the factionalised, negligent and incompetent British Conservative government. So what next? Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party stormed to a landslide victory, as anticipated, although encouragingly, LGBTQI+ allies […]
Georgia’s parliament granted initial approval on Thursday to a series of bills that significantly restrict LGBTQ+ rights, including bans on the “propaganda” of same-sex relationships and gender reassignment surgery. Proposed by the ruling Georgian Dream party, the legislation could prohibit Pride events and public displays of the LGBTQ+ rainbow flag. The bills passed with majority […]
More research has cast doubt on the research methods within the UK Cass Review, which has been used to holt gender-affirming medical care for transgender adolescents. Authored by Irish, British, Canadian and European researchers in the fields of paediatrics, developmental psychology and endocrinology; experts have cast doubts on the Cass Review’s information-gathering processes. The criteria […]
The Stonewall Inn, the iconic gay dive bar that became a pivotal site for the LGBTQ+ rights movement following a 1969 police raid, has been reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community. After undergoing significant changes over the past 55 years, despite its historic significance, 51 Christopher St., which housed the Stonewall’s largest bar and one of […]
U.S. President Joe Biden announced his use of clemency powers to pardon LGBTQ+ service members convicted under the military’s former policy against homosexuality. This decision follows a recent magistrate judge ruling that a lawsuit against the Department of Defense (DoD) regarding the discharges of gay veterans can proceed. On Wednesday morning, Biden released a statement […]
The developers of Romance Club, a choice-based mobile game, have decided to remove the app from all Russian platforms rather than comply with demands to cut LGBTQ+ content. This decision made by the app’s creators to remove the app altogether on Monday follows a request from Roskomnadzor, Russia’s media watchdog, to eliminate all content depicting […]
A U.S. magistrate judge has ruled that LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy can move forward with their lawsuit against the Department of Defense (DOD). The lawsuit, initiated by five veterans, claims they faced discrimination due to receiving other-than-honorable discharges. The veterans are requesting the DOD to erase all mentions of […]