Queer Sporting Alliance boosting gender diversity in sport
In short: Queer Sport Alliance (QSA) runs a basketball tournament open to participants of any gender identity.It has been successful in welcoming people who have experienced…
Sydney Mardi Gras parade to begin with a moment of silence to honour Luke Davies and Jesse Baird
The 46th Sydney Mardi Gras parade will begin with a moment of silence to honour the lives of young couple Luke Davies and Jesse Baird.The commemorative tribute…
How to cope with Christmas as an LGBT person
What do I do if I feel unsafe presenting as my true self in my home town? Finding your own individual sense of self-expression as…
Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBT+ activism, with ruling labelled ‘shameful and absurd’ by rights groups
Russia's Supreme Court has effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism in the latest, most-drastic move against advocates of gay, lesbian, and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country. Key…
Supreme Court labels ‘LGBT movement’ an ‘extremist organisation’
In an unprecedented move, Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled that the so-called “international LGBT movement” is an “extreme organisation.” In a closed hearing on 30…
The queer community deserves more sober spaces
We’ve all been there: a weekend drag brunch becomes a bottomless pit of mimosas, a hangover that creeps into the beginning of the working week,…
Newsom signs LGBT textbook law cracking down on school boards
SACRAMENTO — School districts that seek to ban textbooks that portray LGBTQ+ people and other historically marginalized groups could face hefty fines under a new California…
Malaysia bans rainbow Swatch watches in its continued crackdown on ‘LGBT elements’
Owners or sellers of rainbow-coloured timepieces made by Swiss watchmaker Swatch face three years in prison in Malaysia, the interior ministry has announced, as the…
Gemma Evans wins LGBT+ Inclusive Teacher of the Year
Gemma Evans has been named LGBT+ Inclusive Teacher of the Year at the Just Like Us Awards 2023. Hosted by Char Bailey and Megan Crabb,…
US Republicans pass defence bill with anti-abortion, LGBT add-ons | Business and Economy News
Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have passed an annual defence funding bill that highlights the party’s conservative priorities – and sticking points…
LGBT+ Pride event in Georgia evacuated as far-right protesters storm site – POLITICO
TBILISI — Georgia’s annual LGBT+ Pride event was evacuated by the police on Saturday after hundreds of counter-protesters stormed the site. In a statement, organisers…
Seoul’s LGBT festival blocked by Christian concert outside city hall, organisers say
Seoul's city government has effectively blocked South Korea's largest annual LGBT festival from taking place outside city hall this year after granting a permit for…
LGBT+ History Month: Lauren Rowles, Stephen Fry, Nicola Adams, Jake Daniels and other stand-out episodes
Jack Murley looks back at the BBC's LGBT Sport PodcastI'm gay, I love sport - and I know I can't be the only one.It may…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida fires senior aide over LGBTQ, same-sex marriage comments as approval rating halves
An aide to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida who said he wouldn't want to live next to LGBTQ+ couples, and warned people would flee Japan…
LGBT communities safer thanks to change championed over decades by marchers in first Mardi Gras
On the evening of June 24, 1978, Ray Goodlass and Denise McGrath tried to escape police brutality during a march on Sydney's Oxford Street — Australia's first…
Government rejects petition to ban ‘LGBT content’ in UK schools
A petition demanding that ‘LGBT content’ be banned in British schools has failed to get past the first hurdle after being rejected by the UK…