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Campaign signs belonging to Tasmanian councillor Paul Terrett have been defaced with racist and homophobic slurs, prompting condemnation from LGBTQ+ advocates and renewed concern about hate targeting public figures. Two signs promoting Terrett’s campaign for mayor of Northern Midlands Council were reportedly vandalised with anti-gay and racist language, along with crude drawings of genitalia. The […]
Ohio has abruptly ended a longstanding process that allowed transgender people to update the gender marker on their driver’s licence or state identification card without first changing other identity documents. The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles is no longer accepting its previous gender-change process, which allowed people to submit a professionally certified form requesting an […]
Around 12% of adults in the United States identify as LGBTQ+, according to a new analysis of millions of responses collected by the US Census Bureau. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation analysed more than 2.4 million responses from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey collected between 2021 and 2024, offering one of the largest recent […]
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has drawn criticism after using an anti-transgender slur during a public appearance at the Iowa State Fair. Hegseth made the remark on 17 August while appearing alongside Republican congressman Zach Nunn at Operation Top Nunn: Salute To The Troops, an annual veterans and fundraising event held at JR’s SouthPork Ranch. […]
Russia has reportedly censored passages about LGBTQ+ people from the late Pope Francis’ autobiography, removing comments in which he spoke about homosexuality, transgender people and blessings for same-sex couples. The Russian-language edition of Hope: The Autobiography was published in 2026 by Alpina Publisher, after the book was released the previous year internationally. But readers in […]
A US federal judge has struck down part of a Trump administration rule that would have made it harder for some transgender people to access gender-affirming healthcare through Affordable Care Act insurance plans. Senior US District Judge Nathaniel Gorton ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services had exceeded its authority when it attempted […]
As Moana Vā prepares to deliver netball at Rainbow Games 2026, its team promises Pacific leadership, family-centred inclusion and, most importantly, “vibes!” When Lana Shields stepped onto the netball court at the last Rainbow Games, 43 years had passed since she had played the sport. Like many people returning after a long absence, she had doubts. Would she remember the […]
One of Russia’s most prominent LGBTQ+ rights organisations is shutting down after being designated an “extremist organisation”, saying continuing its public work would put staff, supporters and people seeking help at unacceptable risk. The Russian LGBT Network confirmed the decision in a statement on 17 August, ending nearly two decades of public advocacy, crisis support […]