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Civil society organisations working in countries where consensual same-sex relations remain criminalised are urging French President Emmanuel Macron to halt plans for a new United Nations Human Rights Council resolution on decriminalisation. It might initially sound counter-intuitive. The 141 organisations behind the appeal strongly support the worldwide repeal of laws criminalising LGBTQ+ people. Their concern […]
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki says he will take legal action against “the police and politicians” he claims are responsible for the revocation of his firearms licence. Tamaki revealed on social media on Saturday that he had been informed the previous day that his licence had been revoked after authorities determined he was no longer […]
The Minns Labor Government has rejected a key recommendation from its own independent review of hate-speech laws, refusing to extend NSW’s criminal offence of inciting hatred beyond race to include sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and other attributes already protected by the state’s incitement-to-violence laws. The decision follows the long-awaited release of a review led […]
What started as a joke about Lollapalooza’s rain-soaked grounds turned into one of the festival’s most unexpected queer celebrations, as hundreds gathered for an impromptu lesbian mud-wrestling contest. The event, gloriously named Scissor Slam 2K26, was the brainchild of 38-year-old Lindsay Perrin, an Indianapolis mother who saw an opportunity to turn the Chicago festival’s muddy […]
A new poll suggests rising living costs are a far greater concern for US voters than transgender issues, despite efforts by some Republican politicians to make restrictions on trans rights a central issue ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The GLAAD-commissioned survey found that only 8 per cent of voters identified transgender issues as a […]
New York lawmakers are seeking to repeal a decades-old public-health restriction that effectively prevents venues from operating as gay bathhouses, arguing that regulated spaces would be safer than forcing sexual activity into less visible settings. State Senator Erik Bottcher and Assemblymember Tony Simone, two openly gay lawmakers representing overlapping parts of Manhattan’s West Side, have […]
A Senate committee has recommended an official apology and other forms of recognition for Australian Defence Force personnel harmed by historical anti-LGBTIQA+ policies, but has stopped short of supporting financial compensation. The Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee examined the Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026, […]
Scouting America’s National Jamboree stopped providing dedicated spaces for LGBTQ+ young people, women and people of colour after Pentagon officials demanded the organisation abandon initiatives they characterised as “woke”. Around 15,000 scouts, troop leaders and volunteers recently gathered at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia for the 10-day outdoor event, according to the Associated […]