Racial justice advocate Kimiya Factory has given a powerful and rousing speech against a proposed anti-trans bathroom bill in Texas, claiming it is time to “stand in solidarity” with the trans community in the face of anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Factory, together with Equality Texas, delivered the speech to not only protest the proposed bill – which […]
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Midwestern US states are becoming increasingly dangerous for LGBTQ+ people, according to a newly released equality index. A map measuring each US state by LGBTQ+ rights protections suggests that middle-American states are less safe for LGBTQ+ people than Western or Eastern states. Southern states are also increasingly hostile towards LGBTQ+ people and feature fewer legal […]
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A judge who was fired after defying US president Donald Trump’s anti-trans directives has said she’s “seriously” considering running for office. In an interview with Marie Claire, administrative judge Karen Ortiz opened up about being fired from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after she opposed an agency directive to deprioritise cases involving gender identity […]
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Budapest’s mayor Gergely Karácsony has been questioned by police over accusations he helped organise a banned Pride event in the city. The right-wing Fidesz party, led by Viktor Orbán who has been the European country’s Prime Minister since 2010, passed an anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride marches in Hungary in March 2025 on the grounds that […]
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The famed “Transgender House” in Topeka, Kansas has sustained serious damage after a murder suspect barricaded himself inside while being pursued by police. The house, which is painted in the colours of the trans flag, sits next to the rainbow-coloured Equality House, both of which were set up by non-profit Planting Peace as a “symbol […]
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