Category: News
A man has been arrested after a major fire destroyed Pink Punters, one of the UK’s best-known LGBTQIA+ nightclubs. Emergency services were called to the Milton Keynes venue at about 2am on 26 April after reports of a serious blaze. Staff and patrons were evacuated from the building, along with nearby residents, as the fire […]
The mother of alleged double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon has been charged with attempting to interfere in the high-profile criminal case over the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. NSW Police say Coleen Lamarre, 63, was arrested in Balmain in Sydney’s inner west on Wednesday morning and charged with intending to pervert the course of […]
Texas Tech University System has introduced a sweeping new policy targeting the teaching and study of LGBTQ+ topics across its campuses, prompting alarm from students and faculty over academic freedom, viewpoint discrimination and the future of gender-related study. The move was ordered by Chancellor Brandon Creighton in a memo issued on 9 April, directing the […]
The Trump administration has proposed a sweeping rollback of LGBTQ+ housing protections in the United States, including changes that could force trans women into men’s shelters and strip away federal safeguards against discrimination based on gender identity. The proposal comes from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and would rescind key parts of […]
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she ended a pre-Budget drinks event in her Beehive office last year after hearing offensive language, amid allegations that a homophobic slur was used during an exchange between senior political journalists. The incident is alleged to have involved TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman and Stuff journalist Lloyd Burr during a […]
Pope Leo XIV has indicated that he will maintain the Catholic Church’s current position on LGBTQ+ issues, reaffirming support for informal blessings for same-sex couples while ruling out any move towards formal recognition. The remarks were made at a press conference on 23 April, after an 11-day tour of Africa. In his comments, Leo made […]
A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 23 years after deliberately transmitting HIV to multiple victims in England. The sentence was handed down at Newcastle Crown Court on 23 April, following convictions for grievous bodily harm involving seven victims, as well as rape offences in four of […]
This ends one-size-fits-all assumptions about gay, bi and takatāpui men More gay, bi and takatāpui men in Aotearoa may soon be able to donate blood, with New Zealand Blood Service changing its sexual activity screening rules in a move that shifts the focus away from sexuality and on to specific recent behaviour. For many queer […]