Category: News
LGBTQ+ people in Indonesia are facing growing discrimination, harassment and violence after President Prabowo Subianto classified the promotion of queer “culture” as a threat to national security. In October 2025, Subianto issued a 70-page presidential regulation outlining Indonesia’s national defence policy. The document listed several so-called nonmilitary threats, including illegal trafficking, the theft of national […]
An armed man was killed by police after allegedly opening fire outside a popular LGBTQ+ bar in North Carolina early on Wednesday, 15 July, local authorities say. The shooting happened shortly before 2am outside Shakey’s, a gay dive bar in downtown Asheville. According to local news station WLOS, staff called emergency services after a man […]
A growing number of queer, gay and inclusive venues in Sydney and Melbourne say their Instagram and Facebook accounts have been suspended, restricted or removed by Meta without clear explanation. The Laird, The 86, Palms on Oxford, UBQ and Tribe @ 231 are among the latest businesses affected. Meta has reportedly cited reasons including “human […]
The Trump administration has announced that US military personnel aged 30 and over will receive annual testosterone screenings, with voluntary hormone replacement therapy available to those diagnosed with low testosterone. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled the Pentagon initiative, branding it the “High-T Department of War”. Hegseth argued that screening and treatment would help ensure service […]
Cost of living, healthcare and LGBTQ+ rights have emerged as the leading concerns for queer voters, while the Green Party has taken the top spot for the party vote in YOUR EX’s latest reader poll. The survey found that 31.4% of respondents currently plan to give their party vote to the Greens at the 2026 […]
A silver medal on the dance floor, an unbeaten gold-medal run on the hockey turf and the discovery of an international sporting whānau made the recent Gay Games an unforgettable experience for New Zealanders Scott Cole and Hayden Boyce. The pair arrived in Valencia with fewer than two years of dancing together behind them and […]
Two young Ugandan women known as Wendy and Diana, who were arrested earlier this year for allegedly kissing, have had the charges against them withdrawn. Veteran human rights activist Frank Mugisha announced the development on X on Wednesday. He said the case against the two women, who had been released on bail, “has officially been […]
Two religious parents in the US state of Maryland have filed a lawsuit against their child’s school district after teachers used the student’s requested masculine name and pronouns without first notifying them. The lawsuit was filed in federal court on Wednesday, 8 July, against Anne Arundel County Public Schools. It seeks to prevent educators from […]