Category: News

May 29
Australia: Trans Player Banned After Rival Team Tried to Recruit Her

Two transgender netballers have been banned for the remainder of the 2025 season by the Riddell District Football Netball League (RDFNL), following complaints from a rival club that had previously attempted to recruit one of the players. The ban stems from escalating tensions between Melton Central and Melton South netball clubs. Melton South, a recent […]

May 28
JK Rowling Launches Private Fund to Support Gender-Critical Legal Cases

JK Rowling has launched a new initiative, the JK Rowling Women’s Fund (JKRWF), to support individuals and groups involved in legal battles over what she describes as the protection of “sex-based rights.” Announced over the weekend (24 May), the privately funded organisation will offer financial support to people in the UK and Ireland who are […]

May 28
Scientist Lured and Murdered via Grindr in Colombia, Say Police

Colombian authorities believe an Italian-born scientist was lured to his death through Grindr before being brutally murdered and dismembered in the coastal city of Santa Marta last month. Alessandro Coatti, 38, had been travelling and volunteering across South America following an eight-year tenure as a senior policy officer at the Royal Society of Biology in […]

May 28
New UK Police Guidance Allows Strip Searches of Trans Women by Male Officers, Prompting Outrage

Trans rights advocates have condemned new interim guidance issued by UK police that confirms trans women in custody may now be subject to strip searches by male officers — a decision that follows a controversial Supreme Court ruling redefining “sex” as biological under the 2010 Equality Act. The interim policy, published by the National Police […]

May 28
Opinion: Family First’s 2025 Forum Reignites Debate Over Anti-LGBTQI+ Speakers

Craig Young shares his views on public concern over the Family First event featuring controversial activists. Family First has re-emerged with its annual Forum on the Family, a platform traditionally used to connect overseas and New Zealand-based Christian Right activists. This year’s event again includes speakers with a history of promoting anti-LGBTQI+, anti-abortion, and socially […]

May 27
NZ’s HIV Action Plan Still Off-Target as 2030 Deadline Looms

Newly released figures show that 95 people were diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand in 2024, continuing a downward trend in new local transmissions, particularly among men who have sex with men (MSM). However, public health experts are urging continued vigilance, citing persistent ethnic inequities and new concerns such as the first perinatal HIV transmissions […]

May 27
Topless Trans Protest Outside Downing Street Sends Powerful Message on Rights and Recognition

Trans people and allies staged a bold and deeply symbolic protest outside Downing Street on Sunday (25 May), standing bare-chested to draw attention to the ongoing oppression of the trans community across the UK. The protest, organised by advocacy group STRIVE (Standing for Trans Rights, Inclusion and Visibility Everywhere), was a passionate call for dignity, […]

May 26
USA: Washington Enacts Law to Shield LGBTQ+ Students from Forced Outing

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has signed into law a sweeping student rights bill aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ youth from discrimination and forced outings by school staff. The legislation has sparked a strong backlash from conservative lawmakers and parents’ rights advocates. The new law, H.B. 1296, prohibits discrimination against marginalised students, including LGBTQ+ individuals, and lays […]