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The Minns Labor Government has rejected a key recommendation from its own independent review of hate-speech laws, refusing to extend NSW’s criminal offence of inciting hatred beyond race to include sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and other attributes already protected by the state’s incitement-to-violence laws. The decision follows the long-awaited release of a review led […]
What started as a joke about Lollapalooza’s rain-soaked grounds turned into one of the festival’s most unexpected queer celebrations, as hundreds gathered for an impromptu lesbian mud-wrestling contest. The event, gloriously named Scissor Slam 2K26, was the brainchild of 38-year-old Lindsay Perrin, an Indianapolis mother who saw an opportunity to turn the Chicago festival’s muddy […]
A new poll suggests rising living costs are a far greater concern for US voters than transgender issues, despite efforts by some Republican politicians to make restrictions on trans rights a central issue ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The GLAAD-commissioned survey found that only 8 per cent of voters identified transgender issues as a […]
New York lawmakers are seeking to repeal a decades-old public-health restriction that effectively prevents venues from operating as gay bathhouses, arguing that regulated spaces would be safer than forcing sexual activity into less visible settings. State Senator Erik Bottcher and Assemblymember Tony Simone, two openly gay lawmakers representing overlapping parts of Manhattan’s West Side, have […]
A Senate committee has recommended an official apology and other forms of recognition for Australian Defence Force personnel harmed by historical anti-LGBTIQA+ policies, but has stopped short of supporting financial compensation. The Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee examined the Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026, […]
Scouting America’s National Jamboree stopped providing dedicated spaces for LGBTQ+ young people, women and people of colour after Pentagon officials demanded the organisation abandon initiatives they characterised as “woke”. Around 15,000 scouts, troop leaders and volunteers recently gathered at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia for the 10-day outdoor event, according to the Associated […]
Five federal employees have filed a proposed class action against the Trump administration, challenging a policy that removes insurance coverage for gender-affirming healthcare from plans serving federal workers, retirees, Postal Service employees and their families. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday, 3 August. Known as […]
A West Virginia food bank that previously served thousands of families each month has been left with empty shelves after its pastor refused assistance from organisations he says are associated with the LGBTQ+ community. Pastor Alvin Christian, who operates God’s Store House Food Bank in Bluefield, West Virginia, explained the decision in a Facebook Live […]