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A controversial new United States bill, known as the TRANS MICE Act, is drawing widespread criticism and plenty of raised eyebrows online for targeting what Republican lawmakers describe as “transgender animal experiments”. Introduced by Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, the proposed legislation carries the deliberately provocative title Transgender Research on Animals Now Stops and Money for […]
Dame Jools Topp has been celebrated by members of the public, fellow artists, friends and whānau at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre. Dame Jools died in May, aged 68, after living with breast cancer for 22 years. She was one half of the beloved comedic singing duo The Topp Twins, who, alongside her sister Dame Lynda […]
The South Australian Parliament has passed reforms aimed at improving how parental roles are recorded on birth certificates for Rainbow families. The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Birth Certificates) Amendment Bill passed by 33 votes to 8, marking a significant shift in how non-birth parents can be recognised on official documents. Under the changes, non-birth […]
The US Department of Education has opened Title IX investigations into three Michigan school districts over allegations they allowed students to compete on sports teams and use locker rooms based on their gender identity. The districts under investigation are Ann Arbor Public Schools, Monroe Public Schools and Chippewa Valley Schools. The Education Department announced the […]
A New Jersey police officer has been allowed to return to work after previously being fired for using an anti-gay slur while on duty. Roselle Police Chief Stacey Williams was fired and had his law enforcement licence suspended in 2024. At the time, an investigation by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office found that Williams had […]
Rainbow rangatahi were celebrated across New Zealand last week Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa took place last week, with organisers celebrating a successful and hopeful campaign that saw more than 250 schools and community groups across the motu stand in support of rainbow and takatāpui rangatahi. Held from 15 to 19 June, the annual campaign supports […]
New Zealand-born rugby league player Asu Kepaoa could be facing time on the sidelines after being sent off for an alleged homophobic slur during the Newcastle Knights’ New South Wales Cup win over the St George Illawarra Dragons on Friday night. Kepaoa was given his marching orders at the end of the first half of […]
A man in India was allegedly lured through a gay dating app, beaten, stripped and extorted by a seven-member gang, police have said. The 44-year-old, from the Surendranagar district of Gujarat, was allegedly befriended through an app called Polo. When he arrived at an abandoned house behind Surendranagar Medical College, he allegedly found seven men […]