< 1 min read The Beijing LGBT Center, a pioneering organisation in China’s “different sexual orientation movement,” has terminated its operations. According to reports by Voice of America (VOA), the organisation, which aimed to enhance the living conditions for LGBTQ+ individuals in China, did not provide any explanation for its closure. However, the closure is seen as an outcome ..read more

2 min read U.S. retail giant Target has decided to remove certain products from its Pride Collection following customer backlash and concerns over employee safety. Target’s Pride Collection, which launched at the beginning of May, includes over 2,000 products ranging from clothing and books to music and home furnishings. Among the items featured are mugs promoting “gender fluidity ..read more

< 1 min read In a significant step towards embracing diversity, Mexico has marked a new milestone by allowing its citizens to legally acknowledge their true identities by introducing a non-binary passport. Marcelo Ebrard, the country’s Foreign Minister, confirmed the Mexican government’s issuance of the inaugural passport with a non-binary gender indicator during an announcement on Wednesday, May 17 ..read more

2 min read Elliot Colburn, an openly gay member of Parliament representing Carshalton and Wallington, passionately appealed to the government to take action against LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. Colburn, who made the comments in a recent interview with GB News, said, “We have reached a point where, fortunately, there is a consensus with the government that conversion therapy should ..read more

2 min read As Mexico commemorates the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, the nation remains fraught with paradox. Despite being a regional leader in the legal recognition of LGBTI+ rights, Mexico sadly ranks second in Latin America for reported hate crimes against the community. A recent study by The National Observatory of Hate Crimes Against LGBTI ..read more

2 min read In a recent turn of events, a selection of players from Toulouse Football Club were excused from their Ligue 1 fixture against Nantes, following their refusal to partake in a league-wide initiative against homophobia. Confirming the actions in a formal statement, the club said, “Certain members of our professional squad have voiced their opposition to ..read more

< 1 min read Google has been slapped with a 3 million rubles (around NZ$57,500) fine by a Russian court after the company was accused of promoting “LGBT propaganda” and disseminating “false information” about Russia’s military operations in Ukraine. According to reports by Russian news agencies, the fine represents the latest in a series of penalties imposed by Moscow ..read more

< 1 min read LGBTQ+ activist and “gay prince” Manavendrasinh Gohil has called on the Indian government to legalise same-sex marriage in the country. Speaking at a press conference in Rajkot, Gohil, known as the “gay prince” due to his royal background, emphasised the need for LGBTQ+ couples to have equal rights and legal recognition. “We want to be ..read more

< 1 min read The European Parliament has hit out at the recent rhetoric from the Italian government, likening Italy and its anti-LGBTQ+ stance to other nations such as Poland and Hungary. In a recently adopted resolution, the Parliament condemned the dissemination of anti-rights, anti-gender, and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric by influential political leaders and governments within the EU, specifically citing ..read more

< 1 min read Luxembourg’s openly gay Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has condemned Hungary’s implementation of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, explicitly targeting the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán. Bettel comments follow Hungary’s enactment of a highly controversial Child Protection Act in June 2021, which prohibits discussions about LGBTQ+ individuals in schools and media. The European Commission has brought the case before ..read more