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Vancouver punk band Rougaroux cancelled a show in Charlottetown after transgender singer Marina Hanly said she was stopped from using the venue’s women’s bathroom — prompting wider criticism from Prince Edward Island’s LGBTQ+ and music communities. A queer punk band has walked away from a Canadian gig after its transgender lead singer said she was […]
A US federal judge has ruled that a Christian-owned New Hampshire manufacturer cannot use religious-freedom arguments to have a transgender employee’s sex-discrimination claim dismissed, clearing the way for the case to proceed towards a jury trial. A transgender machinist’s discrimination case against her employer will continue after a federal judge rejected the company’s attempt to […]
Virginia voters will decide in November whether to remove the state constitution’s same-sex marriage ban and replace it with an explicit guarantee of marriage equality. More than a decade after same-sex couples began legally marrying in Virginia, voters are being asked whether those rights should also be expressly protected in the state’s constitution. Question 2, […]
The jury in the trial of former NSW Police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has heard a Triple Zero call made from Luke Davies’ phone and evidence about messages allegedly sent from Jesse Baird’s phone after the couple died. The murder trial of former NSW Police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has heard further evidence about the deaths of […]
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa has again rejected proposals for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion, narrowly voting down a motion that would have allowed committed same-sex couples to receive prayers within the church. The votes took place at ACSA’s 38th Provincial Synod in Benoni, Ekurhuleni, from 20 to 23 September. The gathering was the final Provincial […]
The PM tells YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall why sexuality should not be the sole reason anyone chooses their vote, where he personally stands on defining women and men in law, and why he wants rainbow New Zealanders to judge his Government on the bigger picture. Christopher Luxon knows there are rainbow New Zealanders who are […]
The Labour leader tells YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall why he believes New Zealand politics has taken a step backwards for rainbow communities, how he would handle coalition partners and what he wants to change if he returns to power “We’ve seen more overt attacks on the rainbow community, particularly the trans community, which has been […]
Specialised crisis support for LGBTQ+ young people has returned to America’s 988 Crisis Lifeline, more than a year after the dedicated service was shut down. The “Press 3” option resumed on 30 September, once again allowing LGBTQ+ youth to connect with crisis counsellors specifically trained to support their needs. The service had been unavailable since […]