A US pastor has urged his followers to vote in the midterm elections by warning that “uncircumcised” people are trying to “steal” the country — before directing his sermon towards transgender people, Muslims and LGBTQ+ inclusion. Hank Kunneman, senior pastor of Lord of Hosts Church in Nebraska and founder of One Voice Ministries, made the […]
Donald Trump has openly described opposition to transgender athletes as one of the Republican Party’s most useful election talking points — and said he prefers to deploy it shortly before voters head to the polls. Speaking at the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas on 9 September, the US President returned to the subject of […]
A prominent hijra community leader in Bangladesh has been found dead at her home in Chattogram, with police arresting a man as part of an ongoing murder investigation. Md Moshin, widely known as Moushumi and referred to by members of the community as Guruma, was found unresponsive at her home near Ambagan Railway Colony on […]
Twenty-five years after the September 11 terrorist attacks changed the world, YOUR EX remembers the LGBTQ+ people who were among those killed, the queer heroes whose courage became part of the story, and the surviving partners whose grief exposed how far equality still had to go. Twenty-five years ago, an ordinary Tuesday morning became one […]
GiveOUT Day will return for its fifth year in 2026 with a record 29 Rainbow organisations taking part and an ambitious $150,000 fundraising target Hosted by the Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust (RNZCT), the annual campaign is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest Rainbow fundraising event and aims to increase the impact of public donations through matched corporate funding. Businesses […]
An 18-year-old Utah man has been charged after allegedly stalking a former classmate and repeatedly threatening to kill him and his family because he is gay. Damyen Vainuku, of Provo, is accused of targeting a former West High School classmate identified in court documents as F.F. Prosecutors say Vainuku sent repeated threats over social media, […]
The Pentagon is reportedly searching military medical and personnel records to identify transgender service members as the Trump administration continues efforts to remove trans people from the US armed forces. According to reporting by Federal News Network, military officials have used electronic health records and personnel databases to identify troops who have a current or […]
Drag Race Down Under finalist Vybe promises glamour, campery and a taste of the golden age of drag when she makes her Palmy Drag Fest debut this October. When Vybe arrives in Palmerston North for Palmy Drag Fest, she knows exactly what she wants to give the audience. “I’m going to give you drama. I’m going to give you campery, and […]