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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 […]
Christchurch developer Violet Bair talks to YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall about turning her dreams into reality and creating a new world for queer gamers After four and a half years of late nights, multiple jobs and periods of financial uncertainty, Christchurch-based American developer Violet Bair has released a video game that is unmistakably her own. […]
A giant inflatable kiss between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin became one of the most widely discussed spectacles at Amsterdam’s WorldPride 2026 Canal Parade at the weekend. The installation, titled The Kissing Couple, depicted enormous figures resembling the two world leaders leaning towards each other for a kiss. Both were dressed in Delft blue-and-white outfits […]
The Australian Government is investing more than $18.1 million in projects designed to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ people, including a new national programme to help communities find safe and inclusive healthcare. Eighteen community initiatives will receive funding, while $10 million has been awarded to La Trobe University to develop an innovative healthcare […]