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Former President of the United States, Donald Trump, has criticised transgender rights in the USA describing it as “far-left gender theories” and “child abuse”. The single term President made the comments during his “Save America” rally on Saturday the 9th of April, where he spoke about several typical Trump topics, including illegal immigration, mail-in voting, […]
Just days after his conversion therapy U-turn, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has now said that he does not think transgender women should compete in female sports. Johnson’s comments were made during a visit to a hospital in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, on Wednesday the 6th of April, where he spoke on several issues, including […]
One of the Mormon Church’s top leaders has reiterated the faith’s opposition to LGBTQ+ rights with an anti-same-sex marriage and transphobic rant. Dallin H Oaks, who is the second-highest-ranking leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormon church), made the comments during a biannual conference at the Church’s […]
Over 80 LGBTQ+ groups, including Stonewall have cut ties and withdrawn from the UK Government’s LGBTQ+ rights conference Safe To Be Me after it was leaked that conversion therapy would not be banned. Described as the UK’s first-ever global LGBTQ+ conference, Safe To Be Me, is set to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the […]
A security official for Qatar’s FIFA World Cup has highlighted that LGBTQ+ Pride flags could be confiscated during the tournament, adding that such demonstrations should be done where they are accepted. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is set to take place in Qatar, a nation where homosexuality for Muslims is punishable by death under Sharia […]
Eli Matthewson and Jonny Williams will be NZ’s first same-sex dance partners competing in the new series of Dancing With The Stars. After Covid-restrictions stopped the series from being produced in 2020 and 2021, Dancing With The Stars NZ is back and this year will finally include a same-sex pairing as comedian Eli Matthewson enters […]
Aligning with Transgender Day of Visibility, the United States Government has announced its imminent plans to introduce X gender markers on U.S. passports. The announcement was made by U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken, who said that X gender markers would be available on passport applications from 11 April 2022. “The Department of State has […]
LGBTQ+ communities in the United Kingdom hoping to see a ban on the dangerous and dis-proven practice known as “conversion Therapy” may now have to wait for a change in government after Boris Johnson’s decision not to pursue a ban. According to reports by ITV News, an official leaked briefing document confirmed that Prime Minister […]