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Republican senator Ted Cruz has drawn criticism after invoking a “left-wing transgender witch” while discussing voter turnout and the increasingly competitive US midterm elections. Texas senator Ted Cruz has once again put transgender people into the centre of Republican campaign rhetoric — this time while explaining why the 2026 US midterm elections are proving so […]
G.A.Y Auckland is moving up in the world, swapping its basement nightclub for K Road’s legendary Las Vegas Strip Club, with two nights of celebrations and some fabulous drag royalty to welcome everyone to its new home. Auckland’s queer nightlife scene is getting a shake-up, with G.A.Y Auckland relocating to the iconic Las Vegas Strip […]
More than 50 Tasmanian doctors and other health practitioners have backed a proposed ban on LGBTQ+ conversion practices, telling MPs the practices are harmful, ineffective and incompatible with contemporary healthcare. More than 50 Tasmanian health professionals have signed a statement urging state MPs to support the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2026 ahead of expected parliamentary […]
Human Rights Watch has called on Senegal to immediately end an escalating crackdown on LGBTQ+ people, warning that mass arrests, alleged forced HIV testing and barriers to legal representation are spreading fear and undermining access to healthcare. Human Rights Watch is urging Senegalese authorities to halt what it describes as an intensifying crackdown on LGBTQ+ […]
Former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan says Republicans are still running campaign ads focused on transgender people even though, in his view, the issue is failing to connect with the swing voters who could decide November’s US elections. A prominent Texas Republican has questioned his own party’s continued electoral focus on transgender people, arguing that […]
France’s players received the highest volume of homophobic abuse directed at any national team during the 2026 men’s FIFA World Cup, according to a new report documenting hundreds of thousands of abusive social-media messages sent during the tournament. France’s national football team was subjected to more homophobic abuse online than any other country during the […]
New NHS England guidance says transgender patients should ordinarily be accommodated according to their sex at birth in single-sex wards and facilities, prompting warnings from trans advocates that the policy could deter people from seeking healthcare. NHS England has introduced new guidance changing how transgender patients and staff are expected to use single-sex spaces including […]
Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong tells YOURE EX’s Oliver Hall why transgender rights could become a coalition red line, where she believes politicians have overreached, and which rainbow issues her party still has work to do on. If Opportunity enters Parliament after November’s election, leader Qiulae Wong wants the freedom to work with either Labour […]