Category: News
An employment tribunal is set to begin on Monday, 20 October, over a group of nurses taking legal action against their employer, after a transgender colleague used the female changing room at Darlington Memorial Hospital in the UK. The claim is being backed by a Christian anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ legal group, raising concerns among equality […]
Four protesters have been arrested in Houston, Texas, after attempting to block the removal of a rainbow-coloured Pride crossing, which had served as a symbol of LGBTQ+ visibility and remembrance. According to the Houston Chronicle, the arrests took place at the intersection of Westheimer Road and Taft on Sunday (19 October), after demonstrators stood on […]
After a turbulent year marked by financial challenges and leadership change, OutLine Aotearoa is working to restore stability and confidence in its future. YOUR EX speaks to OutLine Board Co-Chair Shane Kelly to discuss the current state of the charity’s finances, lessons learned from the past year, and what lies ahead for the organisation and […]
Sanae Takaichi has made history as Japan’s first female prime minister, following a decisive vote in parliament on Tuesday (21 October). Dubbed Japan’s Iron Lady, Takaichi is the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and is the fourth person to hold the top job since former prime minister Shinzo Abe resigned in 2020, […]
Reform UK has named James Orr — an outspoken critic of same‑sex marriage and abortion — as a senior adviser to Nigel Farage. Orr, a former corporate lawyer and an associate professor of the philosophy of religion at the University of Cambridge, was announced in a post on X by the party’s head of policy, […]
An Ohio pastor who previously criticised the LGBTQ+ novel Heartstopper as a “health risk” to children has been charged with multiple serious offences involving a minor. Silas Shelton, 48, the pastor of Blanchester Community Church in Clinton County, was arrested last week and charged with four felony offences: rape, sexual battery, unlawful sexual contact with […]
Former US congressman George Santos has been released from a New Jersey federal prison after his sentence for wire fraud and identity theft was commuted by former president Donald Trump. Santos, who was the first openly gay Republican elected to Congress, served less than a year of his seven-year, three-month sentence before being granted clemency. […]
Wolf Play is the queer theatre event of the year. Check out our review and opening night pictures! Some productions entertain, and then some productions quietly rewire something in you as you watch them. Wolf Play, now on at The Court Theatre’s Wakefield Family Front Room, belongs firmly in the latter category. It is one […]