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History-making transgender New Zealand darts player Victoria Monaghan says her career has been left “in tatters” after the World Darts Federation (WDF) introduced new eligibility rules banning trans women from competing in women’s tournaments. The WDF, which governs amateur darts worldwide, voted last month to restrict women’s and girls’ ranking events to players “recorded female […]
Nearly a decade after she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis is once again in the spotlight — this time for asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the ruling that legalized marriage equality nationwide. But while Davis presents herself as a defender of “traditional […]
For Kat Tenbarge and fiancée Anna Iovine, wedding planning last Christmas came with more than just excitement — it came with fear. The couple, who live in New York, are set to wed at an art museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, next year so Tenbarge’s elderly grandparents can attend. But alongside booking a venue and dreaming […]
The UK’s first transgender judge, Dr Victoria McCloud, has launched a landmark challenge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), claiming the UK Supreme Court excluded trans voices in a ruling that redefined legal sex. McCloud, who retired from the High Court last year, argues that the court’s April decision stripped rights from around […]
A queer couple has made history at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival after saying “I do” in front of a packed theatre audience, marking the first ticketed wedding ceremony of its kind. Linus Karp and Joseph Martin, co-founders of Awkward Productions, tied the knot on Saturday (16 August) at The Pleasance Grand in front of around […]
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged same-sex couples to “consider getting married” as the Supreme Court weighs whether to hear a case that could threaten federal protections for marriage equality. The nation’s highest court is currently considering whether to take up an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who […]
When Uncloseted Media tracked the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second administration earlier this year, they found a sweeping attack on LGBTQ+ rights. That assault has only intensified. From health care and education to military service and suicide prevention, the Trump administration’s moves between days 101 and 200 (May–August 2025) have sparked alarm among […]
LGBTQ+ people in the United States are increasingly embracing marriage and family life, according to new research from the Pew Research Center. The poll, published earlier this month, shows that 59 per cent of LGBTQ+ adults now say they want to get married in their lifetime — more than double the 28 per cent who […]