Category: News
Former Express (Your Ex) managing editor Peter Dragicevich reflects on the legacy of Father Michael Bancroft for gay Catholics. There can’t be too many people who have had their passing acknowledged with such warmth by groups as disparate as the Burnett Foundation, Hato Hone St John and Urge Events, and who then go on to […]
Palmerston North is preparing to welcome drag fans from across Aotearoa this October, with more than 70% of tickets already sold for Palmy Drag Fest 2026. Returning for its sixth year, organisers are promising the festival’s biggest and boldest celebration yet, headlined by RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar Miss Vanjie. The international drag icon will make […]
California congresswoman Doris Matsui has criticised Donald Trump after the US president falsely claimed that companies could receive billions of dollars through the CHIPS and Science Act only if they were run by transgender executives. Trump made the comments during the Pennsylvania Defence and Innovation Summit on 15 July. “We had this ridiculous CHIPS Act […]
French lawmakers have approved right-wing senator François-Noël Buffet as the country’s next human rights ombudsman, despite widespread concern over his history of opposing LGBTQ+ equality. The legal affairs committees of France’s National Assembly and Senate endorsed President Emmanuel Macron’s nominee on Tuesday, 21 July, by a combined vote of 43 to 39. Buffet will succeed […]
A beauty salon in Kyiv has been targeted with severed pig heads, animal remains and blood after publicly expressing support for LGBTQ+ people. The attack took place outside G.Bar Special on Lesi Ukrainky Boulevard early on Tuesday, 21 July. The salon said severed pig heads and entrails were left at its entrance, while its steps […]
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed legislation that would have granted limited legal rights to unmarried couples, including those in same-sex relationships. The proposed system would have marked Poland’s first domestic legal recognition of same-sex couples, although it fell short of introducing civil partnerships or marriage equality. The two linked bills were backed by Prime […]
The US House of Representatives has rejected an attempt to permanently write President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military into federal law. The amendment, introduced by Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, was defeated on Tuesday, 21 July, by 217 votes to 212. Seven members did not vote. All 213 voting Democrats opposed […]
The US Federal Communications Commission is considering whether television programmes featuring transgender, non-binary or broader gender identity themes should carry additional content descriptions or receive different parental ratings. The FCC has not yet proposed a formal rule requiring warning labels. Instead, its Media Bureau opened a public inquiry asking whether the existing voluntary television ratings […]