Category: Around the World
Since 2020, Senegal has been grappling with the effectiveness of its repression of homosexuality. Abuses against LGBT+ individuals are rampant in this West African country, where consensual same-sex relationships can result in prison sentences of up to five years. The situation escalated in June following new Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s claim that homosexuality is tolerated […]
Brenda Biya, the 27-year-old daughter of Cameroon’s long-serving President Paul Biya, has publicly announced that she is a lesbian, drawing significant attention due to the country’s strict anti-LGBTQ+ laws. The announcement, made via Instagram on 30 June, has sent shockwaves through the Central African nation where same-sex relations are illegal. Biya shared a photo of […]
The Biden administration has reiterated its stance on transgender surgeries for minors amid controversy following remarks about opposing genital surgeries for children. This came after activist groups criticised the administration’s stance. Late last month, federal officials informed The New York Times that the administration opposed transgender surgeries for minors. However, they did not clarify their […]
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 […]