Category: Around the World
Hundreds of transgender individuals and allies descended on Westminster on Wednesday, 25 June, in a landmark show of unity and political action, urging MPs to defend trans rights amidst controversial proposed changes to UK equality laws. Organised by the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance as part of its “Unite for Trans Rights” campaign, the mass lobby saw […]
New Hampshire has elected its first transgender representative, Democrat Billie Butler, marking a significant step for LGBTQ+ representation in the United States. Butler secured victory over Republican Ken Hilton in a special election held on Tuesday, 24 June, winning 964 votes to Hilton’s 774. She will represent Somersworth and Rollinsfield in the state House of […]
Lavonnia Moore, a respected library manager in Blackshear, Georgia, has been dismissed after 15 years of service, reportedly due to pressure from a Christian extremist group objecting to her approval of a diversity-themed book display that included a story about a transgender child. The display, titled “Color Our World,” featured When Aidan Became a Brother, […]
An Idaho event dubbed “Hetero Awesome Fest” wrapped up in chaos over the weekend, drawing headlines for all the wrong reasons: low attendance, an on-stage altercation, and a racism scandal involving one of its speakers. Held in Cecil D. Andrus Park in downtown Boise across June 20 and 21, organiser Mark Fitzpatrick billed the gathering […]
Atlanta police have arrested several teenagers following the destruction of Pride flags outside Blake’s on the Park, a landmark gay bar in the city’s Midtown district. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning and has been described as a potential hate crime. Surveillance footage captured around 1:40 a.m. shows six males—some riding motorised scooters—cutting up rainbow […]
Chicago could soon make history by becoming the first city in the United States to feature a gay bar inside an airport. The concept was proposed by restaurateur Germán González, who pitched the idea of bringing the beloved local queer venue Sidetracks to O’Hare International Airport. González shared the vision with Sidetracks’ co-owners, Art Johnston […]
Pornhub has released its annual Pride Month insights, unveiling the latest in global gay porn viewing trends — and this year, the top spot in the US has changed hands. While “twinks” — referring to youthful, slim, and mostly hairless men — held the title for most-searched gay category in Pornhub’s annual year-in-review last December, […]
Visitors to New York’s Stonewall National Monument have been leaving transgender Pride flags in defiance of a directive from the Trump administration allowing only the traditional six-stripe rainbow flag to be flown for Pride Month. The monument, which honours the pivotal 1969 Stonewall riots—widely seen as the catalyst for the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement—was designated […]