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The Australian Government has agreed to formally apologise to LGBTQ+ Defence personnel and veterans who were harmed by historic discrimination — but advocates say acknowledgement should also be accompanied by financial redress. The commitment was confirmed as Parliament considered military justice reforms stemming from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. For decades, gay, […]
The Trump administration is proposing sweeping changes to the 2030 US Census that could make a question about “biological sex” compulsory, prompting concerns about what transgender Americans could be required to disclose to the federal government. The Census Bureau published the proposed rules on 10 September as part of a much broader overhaul covering demographic […]
Bisexual former AFL player Mitch Brown is swapping the footy field for a very different kind of contact sport in the new music video from Australian pop artist ANDY. Brown, who made history in 2025 as the first current or former male AFL player to come out publicly as bisexual, stars as ANDY’s love interest […]
US Vice President JD Vance has falsely described the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence as a “devil-worshipping” group while campaigning in Kansas, also misnaming the long-running LGBTQ+ charity and misrepresenting its appearance at a Los Angeles Dodgers Pride event. Vance made the remarks on Monday, 14 September, during a MAGA Inc. campaign event in Olathe, Kansas, […]
Family Bar founder Wayne Clark tells YOUR EX the Auckland venue will remain open under his licensing arrangements while its current owner appeals a decision declining her liquor licence application Reports that Auckland’s iconic Family Bar could be forced to stop selling alcohol following the rejection of its new owner’s liquor licence application do not […]
Turkish authorities have detained more than 100 people protesting a sweeping crackdown on LGBTQ+ organisations, as courts begin jailing activists arrested during nationwide raids. At least 126 protesters were detained in Istanbul and Ankara on Tuesday, 15 September, after gathering to demand the release of LGBTQ+ activists arrested days earlier. The demonstrations followed coordinated raids […]
NSW Police have defended a major drug-dog operation across Sydney’s Oxford Street nightlife precinct after LGBTQ+ patrons and community advocates described the police presence as intimidating and questioned why queer venues were again being searched. Around 15 to 20 officers were filmed entering at least one Oxford Street venue on Saturday, 12 September, accompanied by […]
Pete Buttigieg says he never would have run for the White House if he did not believe Americans were ready to elect an openly gay president. The former US Transportation Secretary and 2020 presidential candidate made the comments during an appearance on Meet the Press, as speculation continues around whether he could make another run […]