Category: News
Hungarian authorities have dropped charges against Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony over his role in organising the city’s 2025 Pride march. Prosecutors confirmed the decision in a statement issued on 4 June, citing a landmark European Court of Justice ruling against Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws. The 2025 march went ahead in June despite warnings of possible legal […]
A new poll released by GLAAD on 1 June suggests many Americans are far more concerned about the rising cost of living than political attacks on transgender people, despite efforts by some Republican politicians to make trans rights a major issue ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. According to the survey of more than 5,000 […]
Support for same-sex marriage and other LGBTQ+ issues has fallen from recent highs in the United States, according to a new Gallup survey. The findings come from Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey, conducted from 1 to 17 May 2026. The poll found that support for legal same-sex marriage, acceptance of gay and lesbian relationships, […]
More than 100 African civil society organisations have joined forces to urge Ghanaian President John Mahama to send the country’s recently passed anti-LGBTQ+ bill back to Parliament for a more transparent and democratic process. Campaigning under the banner #BackToSender, the coalition warned that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 was rushed through […]
Equality Australia has launched a petition calling on MPs to reject proposed changes to the Sex Discrimination Act, warning that the reforms could weaken protections for transgender and gender diverse Australians. The petition has gathered more than 11,000 signatures since launching last week. The campaign is running alongside a competing petition from the Australian Christian […]
A bill that would legally define the words “woman” and “man” across New Zealand legislation is now before Parliament, with the public given until 2 July 2026 to make a submission. The Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill, introduced by New Zealand First MP Jenny Marcroft, passed its first reading on 20 May […]
Transgender troops will be allowed to remain in the US military following a 1 June appeals court ruling, though the military may continue blocking new transgender recruits from enlisting. The split decision is expected to be challenged by Donald Trump’s administration and could ultimately end up before the US Supreme Court. The ruling pushes back […]
Urge’s King’s Birthday weekend Underwear Party left very little to the imagination, with the sold-out event packing Centurian to capacity on Sunday 31 May. After demand surged and tickets disappeared eight days out, Urge Events moved the party to Centurian on Symonds Street, where partygoers embraced the brief in every sense. Jocks, briefs, boxers, harnesses […]