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A Trans Naval Officer is suing the U.S. Pentagon claiming Trump’s military ban will force her out of her job. This is the first action against the armed services since the ban on trans military personnel serving openly was enacted last April. In a lawsuit filed in a Massachusetts Federal Court on Mar 17, a […]
The worlds largest condom producer has raised concerns of a “Global Shortage” of condoms due to partial closures of factories as a result of Covid-19. Malaysian based condom producer, Karex Berhad told Reuters, that it was forced to shut down its factories due to the containment measures put in place as a result of the […]
With many people fixated on the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, Idaho’s Governor has used the opportunity to push through anti-transgender legislation. The 66-year-old Governor, Brad Little signed the 2x anti-trans legislation into law just ahead of the International Transgender Day of Visibility. One of the laws known as House Bill 500, is aimed at restricting […]
A caregiver and his partner in France have found a note on their car windshield written by a neighbour that tells them to leave the apartment building because “homosexuals are the first to be contaminated by Covid-19.” David, a 33-year-old caregiver, lives with his partner in the French city of Marseille in a quiet neighbourhood and has […]
Singapore’s High Court has rejected three challenges to the country’s constitution which currently puts a ban on homosexuality. Under the British colonial-era law, which is not regularly enforced, men who have sex with men, which is described as “gross indecency”, face up to two years in jail. Three men – retired doctor Roy Tan, DJ […]
The company that manufactures the HIV prevention drug PrEP is preparing to test the pill against COVID-19 in an effort to find out if it could kill the virus or slow its spread. Gilead Sciences, the manufacturer of Truvada, is set to test components of PrEP against COVID-19 but doesn’t expect it to be that successful […]
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to create havoc across the globe, the world’s leading AIDS Conference is now the latest event to be affected. The 2020 International AIDS Conference which was scheduled to be held in San Francisco from July 6 has announced that the event will now be staged virtually. In a statement from the International AIDS […]
While most LGBT+ events and businesses will return after the Covid-19 pandemic, Wellington sauna Checkmate will not. Wellington sauna Checkmate has now closed. The Covid-19 pandemic appears to have been the final straw for the owners of the long-running gay establishment and they have decided the time has come to close the doors for good. […]