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UK tumbles in latest ranking on LGBTQIA+ rights in Europe
Thinking of a European holiday? ILGA has just released it’s 2025 edition of the Rainbow Map, which ranks 49 European countries on their respective legal and policy practices for LGBTQIA+ people.
Social media giants failing LGBTQIA+ users
The latest Social Media Safety Index report from American LGBTQIA+ media advocacy organisation GLAAD has found that the six leading social media platforms - TikTok, YouTube, X, and Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and Threads - are all failing dismally when it comes to providing basic protections for the safety of their queer users.
Queer & disabled Territorians face rollback of anti-discrimination protections
Under proposed changes to the Northern Territory’s Anti-Discrimination Act (1992), the Country Liberal Party intends to scrap a key provision of the Act that provides legal protection to LGBTQIA+ and disabled people, along with other marginalised communities, from vilification and hate speech.
Beware: Grindr is out to get your personal info
Public Service Announcement: Grindr is reportedly pursuing members relentlessly for personal details to help train new AI powered features, raising concern amongst privacy advocates and users.
Why Ali France’s election is a big deal for Australians with disability
Ali France’s election to parliament following her shock defeat of former Liberal leader Peter Dutton at the recent Australian federal election has generated a lot of excitement amongst Australia’s disability community. Much of this excitement comes down to the fact that Ms France’s election means greater representation in parliament for those of us with disability.
US stops monitoring violent crime against trans people
In its ongoing efforts to erase trans people, the Trump administration has reportedly stopped monitoring violence against trans people by removing questions relating to gender identity from federal surveys on violence in the United States.
Conversion therapy shown to damage not only mental health, but also physical health
The long lasting mental health effects of conversion therapy are well documented, but a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that it also has a demonstrated impact on the physical health of those subjected to such practices.
Poll shows Americans are increasingly rejecting Trump’s anti-trans agenda
US President Donald Trump’s obsession with rolling back transgender rights and protections is reportedly starting to dent his popularity.
Alarming: US Health Secretary Seeks to Subject Trans Youth to Conversion Therapy
In alarming news from the United States, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Department of Health and Human Services secretary, has dispensed with decades worth of research and evidence from leading medical organisations to pander to the views of fringe far-right groups advocating for transgender youth to be ‘treated’ with conversion therapy.
Australia’s First Deaf Queer Festival
Melbourne will this weekend play host to Australia’s first Deaf Queer Festival. Described by the organisers as “A weekend packed with accessible celebration, expression and empowerment for our community”, the festival will run from 2 - 4 May at the Victorian Pride Centre.
Trump admin proposes defunding suicide prevention hotline for queer youth
In yet another attack on the LGBTQIA+ community, the Trump administration has proposed ceasing all funding for a suicide prevention hotline that specifically provides support to LGBTQIA+ youth.
Populist party in NZ introduces Gender Bill
Less than a week after the UK Supreme Court declared that the term “woman” refers exclusively to biological sex assigned at birth, the populist New Zealand First party, which forms part of the country’s conservative coalition government, has introduced a bill to parliament to define men and women by their biology
Video: In Australia, it’s still legal to pay people with disabilities less than the minimum wage
It’s 2025 and in Australia people with disability can still be paid less than the minimum wage. Advocates are trying to get the major parties to change this.
Trans woman allegedly turned away from US hotel because “people like you can’t stay here”
A trans woman in the US has allegedly been denied her reservation at an Extended Stay America hotel, with the hotel clerk reportedly telling the woman that her reservation was cancelled because “people like you can’t stay here”.
Nearly 500,000 children could die from AIDS-related causes due to Trump’s foreign aid freeze
A new study published in The Lancet reveals that nearly 500,000 children are at risk of dying from AIDS-related causes by 2030 if the Trump administration doesn’t restart the PEPFAR programs it cut after taking office.
Parents ‘confused and baffled’ by school inclusion policies
Despite all of the inclusion policies supposedly in place to ensure equitable access to education in Australia, disabled children with complex needs remain at risk of missing out on the opportunities available to their peers.
Trump Admin slashes staffing at vital agencies serving the disability community
In what has been described as a "purge", the Trump Administration has slashed jobs across key health agencies, including those that play an important role in the lives of people with disability.
Trump Administration orders research into transition "regret"
Having first halted more than $180 million in grants for research on transgender health, the Trump Administration is now directing funds towards research on studies relating to transgender people who regret transitioning.
Mum of trans teen sues over Queensland’s puberty blocker ban
The mother of a transgender teenager has taken legal action against the Queensland government’s ban on puberty blockers for trans young people.
SA bans conversion therapy
South Australia has become the latest Australian jurisdiction to ban the harmful practice of conversion therapy, but the state’s new laws are among the weakest in the world.