Category: News
National Leader, Christopher Luxon, has dismissed New Zealand First’s proposed policy concerning transgender individuals and public facilities, adding that the issue is not a prominent concern for the upcoming election and that the country’s priorities lie elsewhere. Yesterday, Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First, unveiled his party’s plan to enact legislation for new public […]
Transgender blogger, Milana Petrova, has been charged under Russia’s contentious laws that ban the promotion of “LGBTQ propaganda” and the perceived maligning of the Russian military. Petrova, who had been chronicling her journey and experiences as a transgender woman in Russia, had also expressed criticisms of the Russian military on her widely-followed Telegram channel. Reports […]
Guatemalan presidential contender Sandra Torres voiced her staunch opposition to same-sex marriage, abortion, and LGBTQ+ rights. Speaking at a school in San Juan Sacatepequez, the former first lady took care to clarify that her stance did not equate to homophobia and emphasised her wish for the government to acknowledge life starting at conception and her […]
In a disturbing decision, The Murrieta Valley school board in southwestern California voted to disclose the identities of transgender and gender-non-conforming students to their parents. The proposal was approved on 10 August with a three-to-two vote, even after the district’s attorney warned that the policy might place them in a precarious legal position. The new […]
In a recent unsettling event, Valencia, Venezuela’s third-largest city, witnessed the questionable detention of 33 men from the Avalon Club, a renowned gathering place for the LGBTQ+ community. Following the mass arrests on July 23rd, the nation’s capital, Caracas, became the site of fiery protests. Thousands raised their voices, demanding the immediate release of the […]
The Human Rights Act (Prohibition of Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity, or Expression and Variations of Sex Characteristics) Amendment Bill is due for its first parliamentary reading. It is imperative that this legislation succeeds, given that trans people have only the ‘second class’ antidiscrimination status of inclusion within sex after the late […]
Iraq’s Media and Communications Commission (CMC) has issued new directives to media outlets and social media platforms in a contentious move that bans the use of the terms “homosexual” and “gender.” The authorities have instructed media to refer to LGBTQ+ people as engaging in “sexual deviancy” rather than using the term “homosexuality.” Furthermore, all phone […]
The International Journal of Drug Policy says this “increased harm for men who have sex with men”, and community groups call for the decision to be reversed. “At this stage, there are no plans to review the classification of alkyl nitrites (poppers) as prescription medicines,” a Ministry of Health spokesperson has told express, despite the […]