An appeals court in Trinidad and Tobago has recriminalised homosexuality in the country, which an LGBTQ+ activist says has “put a target on LGBTQIA+ people”. LGBTQ+ activist Jason Jones, who currently resides in the UK, challenged Sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offenses Act in the country. The British Colonial-era law criminalises gay sex […]
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Robert Irwin has given fans a sneak peek down under as he wrangled his snake in a racy underwear campaign. And, no, it’s not what you’re thinking. The son of the late Steve Irwin has already dipped his toes into the modelling world, having made a surprise appearance at the Melbourne Fashion Festival in 2024. […]
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Mass layoffs across the US Department of Health (HHS) could have “dangerous” effects on the prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), not-for-profit groups have warned. More than 10,000 HHS positions have reportedly disappeared since Robert F Kennedy Jr, better-known as RFK Jr, became secretary of health. Among them are positions in the Office […]
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A transgender woman who was arrested after washing her hands in the toilets of the Florida Capitol is “willing to suffer for dignity”. 20-year-old Marcy Rheintgen, from Illinois, was arrested for trespassing after she made state officials aware that she planned to use the facilities in protest of a law which bans trans women from female […]
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The owners of a gay campground are standing by their decision to ban trans men from the site, despite a growing backlash against the decision. Grizzly Pines, in Navasota, Texas, reiterated its policy on banning transgender men from the campground, in an online post on Monday (31 March), which was Trans Day of Visibility. “This […]
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The White House has responded to reports that Elon Musk is leaving his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) role. In recent moments, DOGE has been at the heart of controversial moves to cut federal funding, foreign aid and a $25,000 award to help LGBTQ+ refugees. Musk himself has denied staging a “hostile takeover” of the […]
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A transgender Russian teenager has died at a refugee detention centre in the Netherlands, an independent Russian outlet has reported. According to human rights activists cited by the publication, 17-year-old Alisa Serova put in an application for asylum in the Netherlands when she was 16 and was housed Ter Apel refugee detention camp in the […]
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Controversial right-wing podcast host Joe Rogan come to the defence of a gay makeup artist with no criminal record who was deported under the US government’s crackdown on alleged Venezuelan gang members. Last month, the Trump administration made headlines after President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and deported – without legal […]
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