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Health New Zealand has been directed by the coalition Government to replace inclusive terms like “pregnant people” with the word “women” in its official health communications. Associate Health Minister Casey Costello issued the directive in a letter dated 27 March to interim Health NZ chief executive Dr Dale Bramley, urging the use of “clear language” […]
Canadian singer-songwriter Bells Larsen has announced the cancellation of his upcoming US tour due to restrictive visa regulations affecting trans individuals. The decision follows the Trump-era policy requiring all official identification documents—including passports and visas—to list a person’s sex strictly as “male or female.” The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has already begun enforcing the […]
In a major blow to LGBTQ+ rights, Hungary’s Parliament has passed a constitutional amendment empowering the government to ban public LGBTQ+ events, including Pride marches, even as tens of thousands rallied in opposition on Saturday in the capital. Dubbed the “Gray Pride,” the demonstration was a striking visual protest. Marchers dressed in dull, muted tones, […]
A transgender military pilot has launched legal action against a conservative influencer who falsely identified her as the pilot involved in a deadly mid-air crash that killed 67 people in Washington, DC. Jo Ellis, a transgender Black Hawk pilot with the Virginia National Guard, filed a defamation lawsuit against social media personality Matthew Wallace. Wallace […]
The Trump administration has adopted a controversial approach to press engagement by refusing to respond to journalists who publicly include their pronouns in email signatures or online profiles. In recent weeks, at least three incidents have been reported where U.S. government spokespersons declined to engage with reporters for listing pronouns, such as “she/her” or “they/them”, […]
Slovakia is pushing forward with sweeping constitutional amendments that could significantly restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ people and access to reproductive healthcare. On Wednesday, Slovak lawmakers voted in favour of advancing a set of proposed changes that would, if enacted, limit adoption rights exclusively to heterosexual married couples and legally define gender strictly as male […]
Far-right Christian nationalist podcaster Andrew Isker has gone viral after admitting he refuses to go through airport body scanners out of fear they might “turn him gay”, instead requesting full-body patdowns by male TSA agents. During a recent episode of his podcast, co-hosted with C. Jay Engel, Isker criticised the erosion of civil liberties following […]
Republican Senator Ted Cruz has threatened USA Fencing with congressional consequences after the organisation reaffirmed its policy supporting the inclusion of transgender women in competitive sport. USA Fencing came under right-wing scrutiny after athlete Stephanie Turner, 31, refused to compete against trans competitor Redmond Sullivan at last month’s Cherry Blossom Open tournament at the University […]