As anti-trans rhetoric continues, the theme for 2024’s International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) is “No one left behind: equality, freedom and justice for all.” IDAHOBIT traces its roots back to 17 May 1990, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder. This milestone led, in 2004, to the […]

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Liechtenstein has become the last German-speaking country to legalise same-sex marriage in a near-unanimous decision, according to reports. In a significant victory for its LGBTQ+ citizens, the parliament in the European nation – which is bordered by Switzerland and Austria – voted 24-1 in support of marriage equality, local outlet Liechtensteiner Vaterland reported. The country’s […]

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Whoopi Goldberg has defended NFL star Harrison Butker after he delivered a graduation speech in which he branded Pride month “sinful”, and told women students that they would be happiest as wives and mothers. The actor addressed Butker’s sexist and anti-LGBTQ+ comments from his speech on the 16 May episode of The View, after a […]

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Dracula’s Cabaret brings a naughty, dark twist to Broadbeach, on Australia’s Gold Coast, with plenty of hilarious over-the-top moments and jaw-dropping acrobatics in its latest show, Menagerie. It all started in the 1960s for Dracula’s Cabaret in the cooler climate of Melbourne, before the launch of their Queensland location in 1985. Now, the previously taboo […]

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A California county will pay $70,000 (£55,300) in damages to settle a lawsuit filed by Moms for Liberty and other women’s groups, after a librarian shut down their women’s sport forum for misgendering trans athletes.  Yolo County has agreed to pay the damages and lawyers’ fees. As part of the settlement, it will also revise […]

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