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A 71-year-old British tourist has been arrested in Australia after allegedly assaulting a gay passenger during a two-week cruise around New Zealand. The man was taken into custody by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) after the cruise ship Discovery Princess docked in Sydney Harbour on January 31. Police said the alleged incident occurred several days […]
New York City officials say they will raise a Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument this week — a move that could spark a direct confrontation with the federal government at one of the most symbolic locations in LGBTQ+ history. The decision follows the quiet removal of the Pride flag earlier this year after […]
The LGBTQ+ community has strongly condemned new federal guidelines under the Trump administration after a large Pride flag was removed from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City — prompting an emotional protest rally at the historic site. The rally took place on Tuesday afternoon outside the monument, just days after the Pride flag […]
German football referee Pascal Kaiser has been assaulted at his home just one week after proposing to his boyfriend in front of tens of thousands of football fans — an attack widely condemned as homophobic and deeply alarming. Kaiser proposed to his partner Moritz on the pitch at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne ahead of a Bundesliga […]
Fox News’ fixation on transgender people has reached such extreme levels that it is now outpacing every other news outlet in the United States — including LGBTQ+ publications themselves. According to new research by media analyst Jessica Kant, the Murdoch-owned broadcaster published more articles referencing trans people in 2025 than any other news organisation, producing […]
New Hampshire’s Republican Governor Kelly Ayotte has vetoed a controversial anti-transgender bill, S.B. 268, that sought to roll back the state’s protections for transgender individuals in public spaces and sporting events. The bill, which would have carved exceptions into the state’s 2018 anti-discrimination laws protecting gender identity, aimed to ban trans people from using restrooms, locker […]
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland has been selected to host the 30th Scientific Symposium of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) in 2028, marking the first time the global event will be held in Oceania. Running from 5 to 10 November 2028, the symposium will bring together an estimated 1,300 clinicians, researchers, educators, policymakers, and […]
A Ugandan court has dismissed the first case brought under the country’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act, a law that drew international outrage for introducing harsh penalties — including the death sentence — for certain same-sex acts. The legislation, which has been referred to by critics as the “Kill the Gays Bill,” defines “aggravated homosexuality” as acts […]