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For 35 years, the New Zealand Fringe Festival has been the beating heart of creativity in Aotearoa, providing a stage for daring, innovative, and genre-defying performances. In 2025, the festival marks this major milestone with its most ambitious programme yet, bringing together emerging talent, seasoned performers, and international acts for a three-week celebration of the […]
A transgender woman incarcerated in a federal prison has filed a lawsuit challenging former President Donald Trump’s executive order, which mandates that the U.S. government only recognise two unchangeable genders and requires transgender inmates to be housed in facilities that align with their sex assigned at birth. The lawsuit, filed on Sunday in a Boston […]
A recent nationwide survey conducted by Just.Equal Australia has revealed that while some want no police presence at Pride events, a majority of Australians support their inclusion. The survey, which polled 1,516 Australians, found that 63.9% support police presence in Pride, with 37.2% supporting police participation in Pride with conditions, and 26.7% favour their inclusion […]
France is set to implement new lessons on gender equality and consent in public and private schools, starting as young as four. The initiative aims to tackle sexual violence and promote respect in relationships. French Education Minister Elisabeth Borne has announced a comprehensive overhaul of the sex education syllabus, emphasising the importance of teaching young […]
London’s Metropolitan Police are searching for three men in connection with the unexpected death of legendary drag queen Heklina in Soho, London. Heklina, whose real name was Steven Grygelko, was a well-known drag performer, celebrated both in the U.K. and the U.S.. She was found unresponsive at a residential property in Soho Square on 3 […]
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is pursuing arrest warrants for two senior Taliban figures over their role in the “unprecedented, unconscionable and ongoing persecution” of LGBTQ+ individuals and women in Afghanistan. Karim Khan KC announced on 23 January that the ICC had submitted applications for the arrest of Taliban supreme leader […]
Amazon has quietly removed its public commitments to LGBTQ+ rights and racial equity from its website, aligning with a broader corporate trend of scaling back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This change comes as Donald Trump, on his first day back in office, eliminated federal DEI hiring policies and contracting practices. According to The […]
Meta has refuted allegations that it is deliberately increasing support for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance by automatically making users follow their official accounts on Facebook and Instagram. Numerous users, including singer Demi Lovato, have reported that their accounts unexpectedly followed Trump and Vance without their consent and that attempts to unfollow […]