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Navigating the legal world can often feel daunting and inaccessible, especially for those who aren’t familiar with its intricacies. Whether it’s dealing with personal relationships, property transactions, or planning for the future, the law touches nearly every aspect of our lives. Yet, many people are hesitant to seek legal advice, often due to misconceptions about […]
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, has defended the government’s decision to exclude questions related to gender, sexual orientation, and diverse sex characteristics from the upcoming census. The absence of such questions in the 2021 census had previously led the Australian Bureau of Statistics to issue an apology after LGBTQ+ individuals expressed feeling “hurt, stress, […]
After a two-year legal dispute, David Love, a representative of the Rockingham 13 district in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, has settled with Robert Champion and Michael McMahon. Love agreed to pay each of them USD $100,000 and admitted that his earlier statements were “completely false.” The controversy began in February 2022 when Love […]
A UK-based survey has revealed that half of LGBTQ+ employees are facing “shockingly high levels” of bullying and harassment at work. Conducted by the TUC, the survey of 1,000 LGBTQ+ individuals across the UK found that one in five lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have experienced verbal abuse in their workplace over the past […]
Australia’s 2026 Census will once again fail to account for LGBTQ+ individuals. The federal government has confirmed that the upcoming Census will not include questions about gender, sexual orientation, or diverse sex characteristics, continuing the same approach as the 2021 Census. On 25 August, the Australian Government announced that the 2026 Census would retain the […]
Teachers in Bulgaria claim they are facing threats after signing a petition against new legislation that bans “LGBT propaganda” in schools, attributing the harassment to the far-right Revival party, which initiated the controversial law. Kostadin Kostadinov, the leader of the Revival Party, announced this week that he would report educators opposing the law to the […]
The UK Government is facing criticism for the amount of compensation being offered to LGBTQ+ veterans who suffered mistreatment while serving in the British armed forces. Last year, the UK government released an Independent Review into the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in the military, which included recommendations for compensating those affected. However, Fighting with Pride, […]
Craig Young explores the legislation intended to reform New Zealand’s surrogacy laws. The Improving Arrangements for Surrogacy Bill provides the following amendments to existing parliamentary acts. The Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 is amended so that while it will remain illegal to undertake a commercial surrogacy transaction within New Zealand, it will now be […]