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The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games are placing member nations’ LGBTQ+ human rights records firmly in the spotlight through an exhibition highlighting countries that continue to criminalise consensual same-sex relationships. Zero Flags Commonwealth is a special presentation developed by the international Zero Flags Project for the Glasgow Games. Installed at Candleriggs in the city’s Merchant City […]
Self-described “alpha male” influencer Andrew Tate has been relentlessly mocked online over the outfit he was wearing when US authorities arrested him in Miami. Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, were detained by the US Marshals Service on Saturday, 18 July, as British authorities seek their extradition to face criminal charges in the United Kingdom. […]
Eagle Bar was buzzing on Saturday, 18 July, as K Road regulars and weekend revellers filled the much-loved Auckland venue. With drinks flowing, familiar faces reconnecting and plenty of energy throughout the night, it was another lively evening at the city’s favourite LGBTQ+ bar!. Were you spotted in our photos? GET YOUR HI-RES IMAGE WATERMARK-FREE […]
The Law Commission is recommending targeted changes to strengthen how hate crimes are identified, recorded and addressed across Aotearoa New Zealand’s justice system. Its newly released report, Hara ngākau kino | Review of hate crime law, concludes that the country does not need new, stand-alone hate crime offences. Instead, it says the existing legal framework […]
Lesbian and other same-sex female couples seeking fertility treatment in the Australian State of Queensland face a confusing new hurdle under guidance that can count them as two separate families when both partners carry a child using the same donor. The Queensland Health guidance applies specifically when calculating limits on the number of families created […]
A Norwich police officer referred to a transgender protester as “the pink-haired thing” in audio accidentally captured on a confiscated body camera. The recording was made inside Bethel Street Police Station after officers seized animal rights activist Gemma Barnes’ camera during a protest in January 2023. Barnes had been demonstrating outside the station following the […]
Hunter Biden has claimed that a group of closeted gay politicians, largely within the Republican Party, represents the “biggest problem” facing the United States. The son of former US president Joe Biden made the remarks during a recent appearance on I’ve Had It, the political and pop-culture podcast hosted by Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan. […]
Andy Burnham has become the United Kingdom’s 59th prime minister following Keir Starmer’s resignation and a rapid Labour leadership transition. Burnham formally took office on 20 July after King Charles III invited him to form a government. He had been elected Labour leader three days earlier after emerging as the only candidate with enough support […]