World OutGames in Miami cancelled hours before it was due to begin
LGBTIQA athletes from around the world who have traveled to Miami for the OutGames were shocked on Friday to discover the majority of the events were cancelled a day before the event was scheduled to...
View ArticleFederal US court rules against trans discrimination in landmark case
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled in favour of a young transgender student’s right to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender in a high-profile case. The court, which...
View ArticleSupport for marriage equality continues to grow in the USA
Two years after the US Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision on marriage equality support for same -sex unions has continued to grow. A study from the Pew Research Centre has found that many...
View ArticleResearcher disputes ACL claims about Irish marriage referendum
An Australian LGBTI researcher has hit back at claims by the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) that marriage equality public votes in Ireland and the US were “respectful” and “uneventful”. ACL chief...
View ArticleTony Abbott to speak against marriage equality in USA
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is scheduled to deliver a speech to an anti-LGBTI group in the USA later this month. The Australian Financial Review have reported that the high-profile No campaigner...
View ArticleUS lawmaker blames gay and transgender people for mass shootings
In the wake of another two mass shootings in the USA, which saw 29 people killed and over 50 injured, a politician in Ohio has blamed gay marriage and transgender people as some of the causes. Candice...
View ArticleUS government condemns Uganda’s ‘Kill The Gays’ bill
The US government has condemned Uganda’s plans to bring in laws that would see people convicted of homosexual acts being sentenced to death. “The U.S. government firmly opposes criminalization of LGBTI...
View ArticleUS lawmaker wants to ban the word ‘homosexual’ from schools
Sylvia Allen, a Republican politician in the Arizona senate, has put forward a proposal to ban all mentions of homosexuality from schools. In 2019 the state repealed legislation known as the “no promo...
View ArticleDonald Trump says he’d vote for a gay candidate to be President
US President Donald Trump has said he’d have no problem voting for a gay candidate running to be President. President Trump made the comments in a friendly interview with close friend Geraldo Rivera....
View ArticleLGBTIQ+ protesters interrupt Pete Buttigieg campaign event
Protesters interrupted a campaign event being held in San Francisco by Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, saying the prospective candidate was not doing enough to represent queer people of colour....
View ArticleMike Bloomberg caught on camera calling trans people “it”
New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is a late entry into the race to become the Democratic nominee for President of the USA, and his campaign is fighting to gain the support of LGBTI voters after comments...
View ArticleFormer US politician Aaron Schock comes out as gay
Former US congressman Aaron Schock has shared that he is gay. The Republican politician served in the US congress from 2009 to 2018. During his time in Congress, the representative from Illinois voted...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87
US Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg has lost her long battle with pancreatic cancer and died aged 87. The court announced her passing. “Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this evening...
View ArticlePete Buttigieg nominated by Biden for US Cabinet role
Earlier this year, Mayor Pete Buttigieg was facing off against Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination on the US Presidential ticket. Now, President-elect Biden has nominated Buttigieg for a position...
View ArticleJames Hormell, the USA’s first gay ambassador, dies aged 88
James Hormell, the first man to serve as an Ambassador for the USA, while also sharing his same-sex attraction, has died aged 88. He passed away at the California Pacific Medical Centre in San...
View ArticlePete Buttigieg and Chasten Glezman Buttigieg welcome son and daughter
Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten Glezman Buttigieg have announced the arrival of a son and a daughter. The US Secretary of Transport announced the arrival of the children via his social media...
View ArticleThere could be more LGBT people in the USA than previously thought
There could be twice as many LGBT people living in the United States than previously thought according to a new report from The Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The report which was released this week...
View ArticleUSA approves first injectable PrEP treatment for HIV prevention
The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has signed off on the first injectable PrEP treatment. Rather than needing to take a pill every day, people will now be able to protect themselves from HIV...
View ArticleKarine Jean-Pierre makes history as she is appointed White House Press Secretary
Karine Jean-Pierre makes history this week as she takes over as White House Press Secretary. Jean-Pierre is the first Black woman, and the first openly gay person, to hold the high profile role. The...
View ArticleUS study: LGBT people nine times more likely to be victims of hate crimes
Warning: This article contains mentions of anti-LGBT+ violence About one out of 10 violent victimizations against LGBT people are hate crimes, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA...
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