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The state of Iowa will pay $85,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by LGBTQ+ students and advocates who were expelled from the Iowa Capitol in 2020 after transgender students were told they could not use bathrooms matching their gender identity. The payout comes just six months after Iowa became the first state in the U.S. […]
The Tasmanian Government has passed nation-leading legislation to expand hate crime provisions, allowing judges to impose tougher penalties for offences motivated by prejudice or hate. The new laws, unanimously passed in the Lower House on Thursday, follow recommendations made by the Sentencing Advisory Council last year. Until now, Tasmania was the only state or territory […]
Authorities have arrested 22-year-old Tyler James Robinson, of Washington County, Utah, in connection with the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at a university event earlier this week. Governor Spencer Cox confirmed the arrest during a press conference on 12 September, stating: “We got him.” Robinson was identified after the FBI released surveillance photos […]
A new report has found that in 2024 — a year dubbed the “super election year” — candidates in 85% of elections worldwide used anti-LGBTQ+ talking points to appeal to voters. According to Outright International, more than 1.5 billion votes were cast in at least 89 countries, with 51 out of 61 jurisdictions studied featuring […]
The jokes have always been there—and according to new data, they might just be rooted in truth: the Navy is indeed brimming with gay and bisexual men. A queer statistician recently shared a chart on X using figures from a 2015 U.S. Department of Defence survey that estimated the proportion of gay and bi men […]
For the first time in history, the Vatican has officially recognised an LGBTQIA+ pilgrimage, welcoming more than 1,400 Catholics from 24 countries to Rome for the Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope. Pilgrims Walk Through the Holy Door The event began with a panel hosted by Father James Martin, Jesuit priest and co-founder of Outreach, where members […]
More than half of the United States could see marriage equality vanish if the Supreme Court overturns Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision that made same-sex marriage a constitutional right. According to the Movement Advancement Project, 31 states still have laws or constitutional amendments banning marriage between same-sex couples. These bans remain unenforceable under Obergefell […]
An Irish teenager has been charged with murdering a 49-year-old man he allegedly met through Grindr. Nathan Hanlon, 19, from Castleview, Ballyneale, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, is accused of killing Ian Walsh, whose body was discovered at his home in Carrick-on-Suir on 4 August. Meeting Through Grindr According to the Irish Times, the two men exchanged […]