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Thousands of people marched against Belgrade hosting EuroPride. (Oliver Bunic/Getty) Thousands of religious and right-wing Serbians have marched in Belgrade to protest an upcoming EuroPride event… that’s already been postponed. Anti-LGBTQ+ protestors took to the streets of the country’s capital on Sunday (28 August) to oppose plans for the city to host EuroPride on 17

Controversial host Kyle Sandilands has once again found himself in hot water. (Hanna Lassen/Getty) Australian radio host Kyle Sandilands has been criticised for describing monkeypox as the “big gay disease”. In a segment on a 23 August the host of Sydney-based KISS FM claimed “it’s only the gays getting it” during a talk with openly

Two trans people hold hands while marching under a trans Pride flag in the New York City Pride Parade. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) A federal court has blocked efforts by the Biden administration to ensure trans people are never discriminated against by religious doctors when seeking healthcare. In 2016, the Obama administration issued an interpretation of the

LGBT+ rights in Ghana continue to come under fire.(RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images) A leading LGBTQ+ activist in Ghana was “held hostage by seven homophobic men” who brutally beat him until a ransom was paid. Rightify Ghana, one of the West African nation’s most vocal LGBTQ+ groups, claimed its executive director was ambushed 20 August

A young girl walked up to a gay man and handed him the adorable letter. (Twitter/@JackRemmington) In today’s antidote from the never-ending horrors of the year 2022, a young girl walked up to a gay man to hand him the sweetest note during Manchester Pride. For the first time in three years, thousands of people

The ruling has been hailed as a “critical victory” for trans youth, their families and their medical providers in Arkansas. (Getty/Spencer Platt) A federal appeals court ruled Arkansas can’t enforce its ban on trans youth receiving gender-affirming medical care.  A three-judge panel on the eighth circuit court of appeals ordered a federal judge’s preliminary injunction to

A placard says “protect trans kids” during the trans march on the streets of Toronto during Pride month. (LightRocket via Getty/ Anatoliy Cherkasov/SOPA Images) The doctor leading an NHS review into trans youth healthcare has shut down those misrepresenting the closure of the Tavistock gender clinic as a win for the anti-trans movement. In 2020, NHS

Australia’s deputy prime minister and minister of defence Richard Marles speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on 11 June, 2022. (Roslan Rahman/Getty) Australia’s deputy prime minister has repealed a ban on LGBTQ+ events organised by the Australian Defence Force. Deputy prime minister and minister of defence Richard Marles on Tuesday (23 August) scrapped

Pete Buttigieg thanked LGBTQ+ teen Zander Moricz for his “voice and adovacy” in the fight against Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law.(Paras Griffin/Getty for Essence) US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg sent a heartfelt letter to a teen activist who is part of a lawsuit challenging Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law. Zander Moricz gained widespread media attention

Hailey Davidson is on track to become the female golfers association’s first trans card-holder. (Instagram/@HaileyGolf) Scottish golfer Hailey Davidson is poised to become the first trans woman in the world to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour. Davidson is on the brink of qualifying for 2023 Epson Tour status, the official qualifying tour for

The trans woman is only able to be a legal parent to one of her two daughters. (Getty) A trans woman in Japan has been blocked by a court from being her own biological child’s legal parent. According to Japan Times, the anonymous trans woman had frozen her sperm before beginning medical transition, and used

The teacher allegedly made fun of the child over his sexuality. (Stock photo via Getty) A ninth grader in South Africa has died by suicide at around 14 years old, with media reports suggesting he was mocked by his teacher over his sexuality. According to Eyewitness News, the education department in Gauteng, South Africa’s smallest

A Utah judge has granted a preliminary injunction meaning that trans girls will be able to play on girls’ school sports teams. Despite Utah governor Spencer Cox initially vetoing House Bill 11 (HB 11), a ban on trans students participating in girls’ K-12 sports, Republican lawmakers in the state managed to gain enough votes to overrule Cox

LGBTQ+ rugby tournament organisers say trans exclusion in sports causes ‘serious harm’ as event reaches key milestone (Amanda Tom/The Bingham Cup) The organisers of rugby’s “gay world cup” say the sport is at risk of causing “serious harm” by excluding trans athletes. The Bingham Cup was founded in 2002  in memory of Mark Bingham, one of the

Darryl Darling, a US Marine veteran, tackled a man to the ground for carrying a grenade in a queer bar. (Screen captures via YouTube/WPLG) A man was tackled to the ground after he pulled out a grenade at a popular queer club in Wilton Manors, Florida. On Tuesday (15 August), an unnamed individual walked into

The White House is hoping to get more monkeypox jabs in LGBTQ+ people’s arms during Pride. (ichael M. Santiago/Getty Images) LGBTQ+ Pride events in the US are to get more monkeypox vaccines as part of a new targeted approach by the White House. The Biden-Harris administration is hoping to prevent the disease from spilling out

The lamp can be turned on only using your hands. (Monsby) A bright pink, penis-inspired “boner lamp” with a mock foreskin exists, because why not. Monsby, an anonymous designer based in London, unveiled his phallic-shaped lamp in a Twitter video. Though it doesn’t have a traditional on-off switch, the lamp isn’t hard to turn on.

Governor Ron DeSantis signed the ‘Don’t Say Bill’ in March. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sarasota County teachers in west-central Florida must now out their students if they come out as LGBTQ+ to them under new guidance. The district released new guidance ahead of this school year to align with the state’s Parental Rights in Education

Heartstopper stars Joe Locke (R) and Kit Connor. (Netflix) The Isle of Man will update its discriminatory blood donation rules, its government has said after Manx Heartstopper actor Joe Locke called them out as “archaic”. Locke spoke via video message at the island’s Isle of Pride celebrations in Douglas on Saturday, demanding that the ban

Serbian Orthodox Church bishop Nikanor Bogunović of Bana. (Screen capture via YouTube) A senior bishop in Serbia has been condemned for encouraging armed attacks against an LGBTQ+ Pride event in Belgrade. In September, the Serbian capital will host EuroPride, which celebrates LGBTQ+ rights across the continent, in a first for a southeastern European country. But Serbian