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Check in, feel welcome: Booking.com Travel Proud programme reaches 100,000 properties. Exploring the world should be an exciting and welcoming experience for everyone, but this isn’t always the case. Travelling as an LGBTQ+ person can require an extra layer of consideration and planning to navigate today’s travel landscape. Booking.com research* reveals that for almost half […]
Transgender service members in the United States military have condemned a looming ban on their continued service, calling it “horrific” as the enforcement date rapidly approaches. The policy, initiated by a January executive order from then-President Donald Trump, classifies personnel with a “history of gender dysphoria” as “morally unfit” to serve. Following the order, the […]
The U.S. Senate has narrowly passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), omitting anti-transgender health care provisions that had previously sparked widespread concern. The bill passed with 50 Republican votes, and Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Senate Democrats unanimously opposed the bill, joined by Republican Senators Rand Paul […]
In a powerful act of resistance, an estimated 200,000 people marched in Budapest Pride, defying a ban imposed by Hungary’s right-wing government and embarrassing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The 30th anniversary parade drew unprecedented crowds, gathering near the city hall before crossing the Danube. Organisers said the turnout eclipsed the previous record of 35,000, with […]
Members of Germany’s Green and Left parties made a powerful statement in parliament this week by donning outfits in the colours of the Pride flag, after officials banned the rainbow flag from being flown at the Bundestag for Christopher Street Day (CSD) celebrations. CSD is Germany’s annual LGBTQ+ event, held in cities like Berlin, Cologne […]
Pride parades across the globe capped off the final weekend of Pride Month with a vibrant mix of celebration and protest. From New York City to Budapest, LGBTQ+ communities and their allies rallied for visibility, rights, and resistance amidst escalating political pressure and conservative pushback. In New York, the largest and oldest Pride parade in […]
Right-wing Christian group One Million Moms (OMM) has launched a backlash against Dove for a six-second haircare ad that features a trans woman, accusing the brand of “pushing a sinful lifestyle” and igniting a new wave of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment. The short commercial, which highlights Dove’s hair repair products, drew conservative ire on social media, with […]
In a landmark 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided in favour of religious parents in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case challenging the inclusion of LGBTQ+ themed books in a Maryland public school curriculum. The decision, split along ideological lines, supports the plaintiffs’ claim that their First Amendment rights were infringed upon by being […]