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Appeal Court Reviews Alleged Discrimination in NZ Hate Speech Legislation. On Tuesday, 9 April 2024, the Wellington Court of Appeal deliberated on the case of Hoban v Attorney General, challenging the current framework of New Zealand’s hate speech laws. Plaintiff Russell Hoban contends that the Human Rights Act’s Section 61, which currently prohibits hate speech […]
A recent rally in Edinburgh, spearheaded by controversial anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, known as Posie Parker, has been drowned out by LGBTQ+ advocacy groups. The “Let Women Speak” event, held on April 6, was designed to challenge Scotland’s new hate crime laws through “gender-critical” chants. The laws, criticised by figures such as JK Rowling, aim […]
Hong Kong has made a significant policy adjustment, allowing transgender individuals to change their gender markers on ID cards without undergoing full gender-affirmation surgery. This development follows a landmark ruling by Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal in favour of activists Henry Tse and Q, challenging the stringent surgical requirements previously enforced. Despite this progress, […]
Brian Tamaki, the leader of Destiny Church and self-appointed “Bishop”, has announced plans to take legal action against various councils and libraries throughout New Zealand, accusing them of engaging in “rainbow-washing”. This declaration follows an incident where the church took credit for covering a rainbow pedestrian crossing with white paint. Tamaki, his wife Hannah, and […]
In response to JK Rowling’s critique of Scotland’s new hate crime legislation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has asserted his stance on the matter by stating that individuals should not be penalised for expressing basic truths about biology. An acclaimed author, Rowling, openly criticised the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act on social media. The […]
Overnight, Karangahape Road’s rainbow crossing was defaced with white paint, a move that has yet to be claimed by any individual or group. This incident mirrors a previous act of vandalism in Gisborne by Destiny Church affiliates, aimed at protesting a drag queen storytime event. The rainbow crossing was unveiled outside St Kevin’s Arcade in […]
Gisbourne’s Rainbow Crossing was vandalised last night and painted over with white paint by a Destiny Church-affiliated group protesting Drag Queen Story Time taking place at a local library. Reporting from the scene, one Facebook user wrote “Today Leighton and Ernest Packer and some of their Tu Tangata and ManUp gang closed the street in […]
Two bar workers have been arrested under Russia’s newly enacted “LGBTQ+ extremism”, marking a significant crackdown following the Supreme Court’s declaration against the “international LGBT movement” late last year. The detentions took place at Pose, an establishment in Orenburg near the Kazakhstan border, where a police operation earlier in the month led to the apprehension […]