Category: News

Oct 13
‘Wanna get shot?’: Disturbing footage shown in Australian Grindr ambush case

Disturbing mobile‑phone footage has been played in a Cairns court after a man was lured to a meet‑up via a fake Grindr profile and violently attacked and robbed by three men. The victim was ambushed at Smithfield Library on 22 October 2024. In August this year, 20‑year‑old Blake Dean Nightingall pleaded guilty to assault occasioning […]

Oct 13
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Ban on Passport Gender Marker Changes

A federal judge has granted a nationwide injunction preventing the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on gender marker changes for transgender and nonbinary Americans on passports. The ruling comes in the case Orr v. Trump, which was filed in early February by the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) after the US State Department began […]

Oct 12
Jacquie Grant Looks Set To Be NZ’s First Transgender Mayor Since Georgina Beyer

Ahead in the Westland’s mayoral race by 64 votes, Hokitika businesswoman Jacquie Grant say she has the balls to cut rates. Jacquie Grant is currently leading the tight race for mayor of Westland by just 64 votes, placing her on the brink of making local and national history. If confirmed, she would become New Zealand’s […]

Oct 12
Trump Launches Transphobic Rant During Meeting with Canadian PM Mark Carney

US President Donald Trump went radically off-topic during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday, veering into a tirade against transgender Americans — despite the discussion being meant to focus on trade. Carney, whose child Sasha Carney is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, sat alongside Trump in the Oval Office during the […]

Oct 12
Texas Governor Orders Removal of Rainbow Crosswalks and Political Street Art

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the removal of all “political ideologies” from public roads across the state — a directive that has sparked backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates and local leaders. The governor’s directive, issued to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), demands the removal of any non-standard street markings, with rainbow crosswalks and Black […]

Oct 11
US Senate Passes Defence Bill with Anti-Trans Provisions

As the US government shutdown enters its tenth day, the Senate has passed its version of the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) — including controversial anti-trans and anti-DEI provisions — with the support of 26 Senate Democrats. Despite widespread concerns, the bill passed late Thursday night in a 77–20 vote, advancing one of the year’s […]

Oct 09
US Census Reveals States with Most (and Fewest) Same-Sex Couples

A new analysis of the 2020 US Census data has revealed which states have the highest and lowest concentrations of same-sex couples living together — and the results show a distinct geographical and political divide. According to the Williams Institute, there were 1,168,566 same-sex couples cohabiting in the US as of the latest census. Of […]

Oct 08
Life Sentence for Man Who Targeted Vulnerable People in Manchester’s Gay Village

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This article contains references to sexual assault, which may be distressing. Please take care while reading. A man who preyed on intoxicated people in Manchester’s Gay Village has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of raping a woman and two men. Sid Ali Djelid, an Algerian national also known […]