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The European Parliament has adopted a resolution declaring that trans women are women, as part of a broader package of recommendations ahead of next month’s UN Commission on the Status of Women. The resolution was passed on 11 February in a 340–141 vote, with 68 abstentions. Among its key recommendations is a proclamation stressing the […]
Condoms distributed at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are reportedly being resold online for as much as £90, after supplies in the Olympic Village ran out within days. The Games officially began on 6 February, with around 2,871 athletes staying in the Olympic Village. Free condoms — a long-standing Olympic tradition promoting safe sex […]
LGBTQ+ identification in the United States remained steady at nine per cent in 2025, according to new survey data from Gallup. The findings are based on telephone interviews with more than 13,000 US adults conducted throughout 2025. While the figure is unchanged from 2024, it represents more than double the percentage recorded in 2012, the […]
Rainbow Games 2026 will return to Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, from 29 October to 1 November, marking the next stage in the evolution of New Zealand’s largest community-led multi-sport event for rainbow communities and allies. The announcement coincides with registrations opening on 15 February 2026, alongside confirmation of an expanded programme delivered through a new partnership-led […]
Republican lawmakers in Ohio have introduced a far-reaching bill that would restrict support for transgender children in schools and local governments — and could overturn existing bans on so-called “conversion therapy.” State Reps. Gary Click and Josh Williams unveiled House Bill 693 (H.B. 693), a 55-page proposal containing multiple provisions affecting trans youth and their […]
The New Zealand Government has formally signed the global Call-to-Action on Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U), reinforcing its commitment to eliminating HIV transmission and tackling stigma. Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey announced the milestone, describing U=U as a “clear, evidence-based principle” central to the country’s HIV response. “U=U is a clear, evidence-based principle that when someone […]
The High Court of England and Wales has ruled that transgender women are lawfully permitted to use women’s facilities in public services — but not in single-sex spaces within workplaces. The judgment, handed down on Friday (13 February), examined the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) interim code of practice issued after last year’s Supreme […]
Representatives from the 46-member Council of Europe have overwhelmingly supported a resolution urging all member states to outlaw LGBTQIA+ conversion practices — a decade after Malta became the first European country to introduce such a ban. The resolution was put forward by UK Labour MP Kate Osborne and calls for “a ban on conversion practices, […]