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Senegal’s lawmakers have continued their crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights, this time by constitutionally outlawing same-sex marriage. On 29 June, the West African country’s National Assembly voted to amend the Constitution to define marriage exclusively as “the union between a man and a woman”. The measure passed unanimously, with 129 votes in favour and none against. […]
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte has signed legislation requiring public school employees to disclose information about transgender students to their parents or legal guardians. The law reverses the effect of a 2024 New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling that upheld students’ privacy rights in certain circumstances. Ayotte’s office announced on 2 July that SB 430 had […]
Historian Gareth Watkins reflects on important July dates for the progress of New Zealand’s rainbow communities. Late July 1970 At the National Party’s annual conference in Rotorua, delegates endorsed a proposal urging the Government to liberalise the law relating to homosexuality. Moving the remit, Mr Sutton of Miramar said the question of homosexuality was charged […]
With the commemoration of Matariki and the anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform both landing in July, the Burnett Foundation is drumming up momentum for an exciting year of change ahead, writes Content Manager Ethan Christensen We’re stoked to see recorded HIV diagnoses trending downwards for another year. From our good friends at the University of […]
Madison Square Garden allegedly maintained a database identifying LGBTQ+ celebrities who had visited, or might visit, the New York venue, according to an investigation by Wired. The venue has already faced scrutiny over its use of surveillance technology. The latest report claims its internal database included specific labels relating to the gender identity or sexual […]
LGBTQ+ advocates in Idaho have created a new online map showing trans-inclusive bathrooms across the state following the introduction of a wide-ranging law restricting restroom access for transgender people. Developed by Trans Affirm, the “Idaho Inclusive Bathroom Map” identifies businesses, community venues and other spaces where people can safely use facilities that correspond with their […]
A new YouGov tracker has found that British adults are becoming more likely to say it is acceptable to make jokes about gay people. The biannual YouGov tracker, titled “Do Brits think it’s acceptable to make jokes about gay people?”, includes data from August 2019 through to January 2026. Each wave surveyed between 1,963 and […]
A far-right political party leader in Canada is facing criminal charges after posting a video of himself defacing an LGBTQ+ rainbow crosswalk. Amrit Birring, leader of the Freedom Party of British Columbia, posted the video to X on 30 May with the caption: “Save your children from pedophilia.” The footage shows Birring and another man, […]