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A man convicted over an assault on a gay couple has been released from custody after successfully appealing his sentence, in a case that has also drawn attention over his alleged links to the Islamic State. Yaqoob Benshabir, 20, whose uncle was Khaled Sharrouf, one of Australia’s most notorious IS members, pleaded guilty over an […]
Police in Idaho say they are unable to charge a man accused of assaulting a gay couple with a hate crime because of a loophole in the state’s law. Pedro Villareal was arrested after reports that he shouted anti-gay slurs at Eric Reed and Juan Olvera outside a restaurant, before allegedly chasing them to nearby […]
Urge Events’ Locker Room party, which was due to take over K Road this weekend, has been postponed, with organisers confirming the NZ Falcons fundraiser will now take place on Saturday 18 July. The annual party, which raises funds for the New Zealand Falcons inclusive rugby team, had originally been scheduled for Saturday 20 June. […]
The West African nation of Niger has become the latest country to introduce harsh legislation criminalising LGBTQ+ people. According to AP, the country’s military junta has confirmed that a new penal code containing provisions targeting LGBTQ+ communities has now come into effect. Under the code, anyone who “commits or attempts to commit an immodest or […]
San Francisco police have renewed their appeal to identify “The Doodler”, a serial killer who targeted gay men more than 50 years ago. Investigators believe the killer murdered six gay men between January 1974 and June 1975, and police are now offering a US$250,000 reward for information. Police say the victims were targeted because they […]
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has used her first formal address to the National Press Club to launch a broad attack on the rights and existence of trans people. Speaking in Canberra on 17 June, Hanson described the movement for trans equality as a “militant force” that must be “confronted”, and claimed Australia was being […]
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters personally intervened to stop New Zealand’s diplomatic posts around the world from publishing Pride Month content on official social media accounts, documents released under the Official Information Act show. New Zealand embassies and high commissions have regularly marked Pride Month in previous years, sharing posts about Aotearoa’s human rights milestones, […]
Cosmetics chain Lush has come under fire over a Pride window display referencing gender-affirming top surgery. The display appeared at the company’s Chelmsford store ahead of Essex Pride on 21 June. It features a tiger alongside the slogan “Proud of My Stripes”, with the tiger’s stripes painted in the colours of the transgender flag. The […]