A damning new report has condemned the UK government for its ‘erosion’ of human rights protections and failure to act on “meaningful” pledges. As part of its World Report 2024, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that the UK is “nose-diving” in its domestic human rights record, which is undermining its efforts to “promote the rule
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Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made the pledge this week. (Getty) Greece is reportedly expected to publish a bill legalising same-sex marriage according to the country’s prime minister. In a statement on Wednesday (10 January), Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that the government intended to implement further LGBTQ+ rights following a series of reforms
Labour councillor Michael Payne called out a Conservative Party member for using a “despicable” homophobic slur when speaking about him. (X/@MichaelPayneUK) Labour councillor Michael Payne has slammed the “unacceptable” and “outdated” homophobic slur that was used against him in a social media post by a Conservative Party candidate. Payne, a deputy leader of Gedling Borough
Lauren Boebert has criticised USA Boxing’s trans guidelines (Canva/(Getty Images) Controversial Republican Lauren Boebert has hit out at USA Boxing’s trans participation policy, despite the fact it makes it incredibly difficult for transgender people to take part in the sport at all. The national governing body for Olympic-style boxing‘s new policy sets out strict requirements
Some football fans blamed Republican senator Ted Cruz’s alleged “curse” after he showed support for the Texas Longhorns at the football team’s recent game. (Getty) Republican Ted Cruz has been blamed for the Texas Longhorn New Year’s Day football game loss due to his infamous “curse”. The Texas Longhorns’ season came to an end after
Lauren Boebert has announced she will run redder district in 2024 in a bid to increase her chances of winning. (Getty) Right-wing congresswoman Lauren Boebert has announced that she will be running in a redder district in the hope of increasing her chances of winning in 2024. Taking to social media on Wednesday (27 December),
A Florida Republican is seeking to ban Pride flags (Canva) A Republican lawmaker in Florida has introduced legislation to ban Pride and ‘political’ flags from local and state government buildings. David Borrero, who represents Northwestern Miami-Dade County, filed the House Bill 901 – also called the ‘Display of Flags by Governmental Entities’ bill. If passed,
State legislators in the US have spawned so many anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the past 12 months that it’s easy to lose track. The current, most reliable number reported by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is 508 bills. However, the independently researched trans legislation tracker puts the number at 589, across 49 states. By comparison,
A Colorado Supreme Court ruling, taking Donald Trump off the state’s primary ballot, could spell trouble for the disgraced politician’s 2024 presidential bid. (Getty) In a historic move, the Colorado Supreme Court has barred Donald Trump from running in the state’s presidential primary, raising major questions around the disgraced politician’s chances of winning back the
Elon Musk claimed people in industrialised countries like Italy should have more children or risk losing their “culture”. (Getty) Elon Musk claimed people should have more babies to ensure their “culture” doesn’t “disappear” before raging about a “woke” virus at a right-wing event in Italy. The billionaire attended the Atreju festival, which was hosted by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) gloriously called out Republican anti-trans legislation. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) effortlessly slammed Republican efforts to target trans women in sports. The Democratic rep for New York ripped into right-wing lawmakers during a congressional hearing on Tuesday (5 December) that discussed legislative proposals to restrict trans athletes from participating in
Kemi Badenoch has unveiled the new list of approved countires. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Trans foreign nationals applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) after moving to Britain from certain countries will now have to provide medical reports, after some nations changed their laws – meaning their legislation is no longer seen to be as “rigorous”
Russian riot police detain LGBTQ+ rights activists during a St Petersburg march in May 2019. (Getty) Russian police have begun cracking down on LGBTQ-friendly clubs and venues in Moscow, just days after a Supreme Court ruling branded LGBTQ+ activism “extremist”. Overnight raids across the Russian capital saw clubs, saunas, bars and more overrun with police
Elton John has urged the next election winners to do more to eradicate AIDS by 2030. (Michael Kovac/Getty) Sir Elton John has said that AIDS could be eradicated worldwide by 2030, depending on who wins the next general election. The music legend, who works to find innovative HIV prevention methods through the Elton John AIDS
Lee Anderson says he was offered a large sum to join Reform UK (OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) Controversial Tory MP Lee Anderson claims Reform UK offered him a ‘lot’ of money to defect to the party. As reported by The Times, Anderson – who joined the Conservatives from Labour in 2018 – was recorded
Mike Johnson once said his pals would have abused pro-trans laws to spy on girls in high school. (Getty) Mike Johnson once argued against trans-inclusive laws by claiming that his friends would have abused them so they could spy on naked girls. Contradictory to his insisting that he simply couldn’t be a hateful person because
Marjorie Taylor Greene deadnamed and repeatedly misgendered Dr Rachel Levine in her House speech (X/Marjorie Taylor Greene/ Getty Images) Marjorie Taylor Greene used her time on the House floor this week to make horrifying, though sadly unsurprising, comments about the trans community and Dr Rachel Levine. The far-right Republican rep and conspiracy theory enthusiast used
Nigel Farage is rumoured to appear on I’m A Celeb (Wikimedia Commons) Fans of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! have been left outraged following rumours Nigel Farage will appear on the show. Farage has long been a controversial figure in UK politics for his views – particularly on immigration – which have
Almost half of Brits want to see Suella Braverman sacked. (Getty) A new survey from YouGov has found that almost half of Britons want to see Suella Braverman sacked from her role as Home Secretary. Research conducted earlier this month found that, of 4,417 British adults, 49 per cent want Braverman out. Just 22 per
When he made the tough choice to flee Uganda, in the wake of the country’s draconian anti-LGBTQ+ law being passed, activist Henry Mukiibi thought: “What have I left behind?” Mukiibi, the executive director of LGBTQ+ group Uganda’s Children of the Sun Foundation (COSF), has been on the run and living in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi,
The Murfreesboro City Council Board in Tennessee. (YouTube/ City of Murfreesboro) A public ordinance mandate in Tennessee effectively banning homosexuality could see all LGBTQ+ books removed from a local library. City officials in Murfreesboro, Tennessee met on Monday (6 November) to discuss removing all books featuring LGBTQ+ themes under an ordinance passed in June. The
Suella Braverman made her position on what she calls ‘political activism’ in policing clear in a letter to the chief constable of England and Wales. (Getty Images) The Home Office has commissioned a review into “activism and impartiality” in the police after Suella Braverman appeared to shame officers for “dancing and fraternising” with LGBTQ+ activists
Watching Jesus Revolution surge past $45 million in ticket sales for Lionsgate—matching or besting The Fabelmans, The Banshees Of Inisherin, Tár, Women Talking and Triangle Of Sadness, combined—it finally seems safe to say it. The faith-based audience is back. Between Covid and the culture wars, it’s been a rough few years for those who make,
Can we finally talk about movies for a minute? I mean, those of us who aren’t full-blown, always on-it awards professionals. The Republicans have had their Speakership brawl. The Democrats have observed their J6 vigil. The Twitter Wars have settled into the usual trench exchange between Left and Right. And the weary nation having survived
Reading the tea leaves with regard to China in 2023 is even more difficult than usual. The country’s about-face on its longstanding zero-Covid policy has implications from geopolitics to economics and, closer to home for Hollywood, the state of the market after a dismal 2022. Exactly what those implications are is where the guesswork comes
New Hampshire’s James Roesener has made history as the first out trans man elected to the US state legislature. Roesener, 26, won the election for New Hampshire’s 22nd state House District, Ward 8, according to website LGBTQ Victory Fund, making him the first out trans man elected to any state legislature in US history. Roesener,
The US elections have seen LGBTQ+ politicians elected at federal and state levels. (Getty) Numerous LGBTQ+ candidates have smashed the rainbow ceiling and won seats in the 2022 US elections. Counting is still underway in the tense midterm elections, with Americans watching with bated breath to find out whether Republicans or Democrats will win control
Suella Braverman. (Getty) The Manston detention centre crisis is the latest in a long list of failures on asylum, with LGBTQ+ refugees among those at risk. But Suella Braverman is only making things worse, writes the Green Party’s migrant and refugee support spokesperson Benali Hamdache. Manston Detention Centre is designed to hold a maximum of
Justin Trudeau is the first world leader to join a season of Drag Race. (CRAVE/WORLD OF WONDER) Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is set to become first world leader to sashay into the Drag Race werkroom later this month. The Liberal Party politician will make the extra special guest appearance, meeting the queens in the
Jair Bolsonaro (left) and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (right) will face each other in a run-off election in 30 October. (Getty) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known more commonly as leftist politician Lula, is the new president of Brazil after a nail-biting run-off election against anti-LGBTQ+ monster Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil went to the polls earlier
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