Category: News
“They say you die twice. Once when you stop breathing and the second, a bit later on, when somebody mentions your name for the last time.” Michael Stevens reflects on what World AIDS Day means in 2020. I have the American AIDS Memorial on my Facebook and Instagram feeds. Every day there are stories, mainly […]
Police have dismissed claims that the threat of a shooter targeting LGBT+ students after they were made on social media. Stuff is reporting a student has allegedly tipped off the school and police to messages from a person, that does not attend the school, who was reportedly planning a school shooting. Police have confirmed that […]
A new report from the United Kingdom has shown that more than half of all trans people in the nation have experienced a transphobic attack in public over the past 12 months. Conducted by Galop, who is an LGBT+ anti-violence charity, the report has revealed the disturbing amount of violence, abuse, harassment and prejudice against […]
Cruel and bigoted practices that seek to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity will soon be stamped out across the Australian state of Victoria, thanks to new laws that have been introduced into Parliament. The Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020 will put in place new measures to protect […]
Legislation to remove so-called ‘panic defence’ has been unanimously approved in Washington D.C’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. The approval of the legislation now paved the way for the proposed legislation to be enacted by the Council in December and means that attorneys will no longer be able to use of the so-called gay and […]
Melania Trump was reportedly forbidden from lighting up the White House in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride Month due to concerns from within the Trump administration. First reported by the Washington Blade, Republican sources explained that Melania Trump was planning on repeating the famous display back in 2015 when Barack Obama was president. However, her […]
2020 is set to be the deadliest in recent years for violence against the transgender community in the United States. As the world marks transgender Remembrance Day, there are concerning figures from the United States that show this year has been one of the most dangerous for the transgender community. Now in its 21st year, […]
There has reportedly been an 80% increase in LGBT domestic violence reports since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom. New research shows a worrying increase in domestic violence amongst same-sex couples and the LGBT community more broadly in the United Kingdom. LGBT anti-violence charity GALOP runs the UK’s only domestic violence […]