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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 […]
The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games are placing member nations’ LGBTQ+ human rights records firmly in the spotlight through an exhibition highlighting countries that continue to criminalise consensual same-sex relationships. Zero Flags Commonwealth is a special presentation developed by the international Zero Flags Project for the Glasgow Games. Installed at Candleriggs in the city’s Merchant City […]
Self-described “alpha male” influencer Andrew Tate has been relentlessly mocked online over the outfit he was wearing when US authorities arrested him in Miami. Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, were detained by the US Marshals Service on Saturday, 18 July, as British authorities seek their extradition to face criminal charges in the United Kingdom. […]
Eagle Bar was buzzing on Saturday, 18 July, as K Road regulars and weekend revellers filled the much-loved Auckland venue. With drinks flowing, familiar faces reconnecting and plenty of energy throughout the night, it was another lively evening at the city’s favourite LGBTQ+ bar!. Were you spotted in our photos? GET YOUR HI-RES IMAGE WATERMARK-FREE […]
The Law Commission is recommending targeted changes to strengthen how hate crimes are identified, recorded and addressed across Aotearoa New Zealand’s justice system. Its newly released report, Hara ngākau kino | Review of hate crime law, concludes that the country does not need new, stand-alone hate crime offences. Instead, it says the existing legal framework […]
Lesbian and other same-sex female couples seeking fertility treatment in the Australian State of Queensland face a confusing new hurdle under guidance that can count them as two separate families when both partners carry a child using the same donor. The Queensland Health guidance applies specifically when calculating limits on the number of families created […]
A Norwich police officer referred to a transgender protester as “the pink-haired thing” in audio accidentally captured on a confiscated body camera. The recording was made inside Bethel Street Police Station after officers seized animal rights activist Gemma Barnes’ camera during a protest in January 2023. Barnes had been demonstrating outside the station following the […]