Category: News
Openly queer US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has taken aim at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), accusing them of hypocrisy after allowing Russian Kamila Valieva to compete despite testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Richardson made the comments on social media, highlighting the double standards around dipping after her disqualification from the 2020 Olympic Games […]
Masked as a law to “protect children,” a new anti-LGBTQ+ bill has been passed by Poland’s lower house of parliament, aiming to stop youth from being able to access or be taught about LGBTQ+ issues. The bill, which was put forward by the current ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), will increase control over schools […]
The Bill to ban the dangerous and ineffective practice known as conversion therapy has passed its second reading in Parliament, meaning the banning of conversion therapy is one step closer to becoming a reality in Aotearoa. The second reading passed with a strong majority, with all parties besides the New Zealand National Party completely supporting […]
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of South Dakota have passed two bills that inhibit the ability of transgender youth to play sports and access school bathrooms. Both bills, which passed in one day, mean that (S.B. 46) which was passed by the state’s House of Representatives, will now be sent to the governor for final […]
The New Zealand National Party has confirmed that it will allow its MPs to vote with their conscience on the proposed ban on conversion therapy in Aotearoa. The move to allow a conscience vote by National MPs was made under the leadership of Christopher Luxon following the release of the select committee report on the […]
The nation of Iran has reportedly executed two men following six years of imprisonment after they were convicted under Iran’s anti-gay laws. According to the Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA), Mehrdad Karimpour and Farid Mohammadi are said to have been executed in the Maragheh prison in northwestern Iran following their arrests over six years ago. […]
The popular dating app Grindr has been removed from multiple app stores in China following reports of a Government crackdown on online content. According to AFP, the app has been removed from Apple’s app store in China, and searches for Grindr on Android and similar platforms operated by Chinese firms are also producing no results. […]
Results from a new survey in the United Kingdom have shown that the majority of LGBTQ+ Christians don’t feel safe being themselves at church. Fearing “hostility and discrimination,” of the 750 LGBTQ+ Christians surveyed, just 31% felt they could “be themselves” at church. The report, organised by the Ozanne Foundation, in collaboration with eight LGBTQ+ […]