Category: News
Monkeypox is being used by the Taliban as a mandate to target, harass, and detain LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan. According to reports by PinkNews, the Taliban’s persecution of LGBTQ+ people has been put in overdrive following the detection of monkeypox in Europe. The virus, which is usually found in parts of Central and West Africa, […]
Rainbow health services are set to receive a funding boost with access to health care services becoming easier for transgender people along with additional support for intersex children and young people. The funding boost was announced by associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall, will include $2.2 million in additional funding from Budget 22 and […]
Christchurch Pride is set to kick off this June with the recent renewal of the orange status giving a green light to the postponed festival. Rescheduled from March the event is planned to coincide with World Pride & the celebration of Stonewall. The festival runs from 17 to 28 June. The 2022 programme is bigger […]
Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican congressman Madison Cawthorn has failed in his bid to be re-elected following a leaked homoerotic video of him and another man. The North Carolina congressman who became well known for his anti-LGBTQ+ stance was once the youngest freshman in Congress. However, he lost his party’s support, being edged out of North Carolina’s 11th […]
A new study out of the United Kingdom has shown that a small minority of individuals hold anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments. In contrast, the majority have feelings of respect and admiration toward the rainbow community. The research which was conducted by Stonewall and was published to coincide with the 5oth anniversary of the Pride march in the […]
Following fresh allegations of sexual assault, actor Kevin Spacey has confirmed that he will “voluntarily appear” before court in the UK to face the new claims. 62-year-old Spacey was charged with four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing penetrative sexual activity without consent by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on Thursday, the […]
In a simple yet significant step forward, Non-binary New Yorkers will soon be able to select an ‘X’ gender option on their state identification cards. New York’s governor Kathy Hochul made the announcement on Friday the 27th of May, confirming that driver licences, learner permits and state ID cards issued by the Department of Motor […]
A horrific and disturbing incident of online homophobia and bullying in the United Kingdom that included a teenager being told that homosexuality is a “deformity” and “worse than cancer” has raised questions about the rise of such incidents and the lack of support from social media platforms such as TikTok. The incident, described as “sinister” […]