Hong Kong made a ruling to recognize same-sex couples, a man was arrested in the United Kingdom in connection with a homophobic attack, and a legal service for LGBTQ Victorians opens.
A federal judge denied a request to put on hold parts of Florida’s Criminalizing Gender Affirming Care law (SB 254) that would impact transgender adults.
In an emotional exchange on Sept. 14 at a town hall in Des Moines, Iowa, former Vice President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence doubled down on his opposition to allowing minors to access gender-affirming health interventions.
It feels like anti-LGBTQ sentiment has been rising in the U.S. recently, and new data from the Human Rights Campaign backs that up. The analysis focused highly on gender-affirming care restrictions and bans nationwide targeting queer youth and adults alike. Twenty twenty-three saw a massive spike in that kind of legislation, with more than 550 bills introduced in 43 states, and more than 80 signed into law, more than doubling last year which was already the worst on record.
Fabian Nelson is set to become Mississippi's first gay legislator, Waterloo in Iowa repeals conversion therapy ban, and a judge in Texas strikes down drag show restrictions.
Canada warns LGBTQ travelers going to the U.S., Uganda charges a man with "aggravated homosexuality," and a stranger assaults two men in a homophobic attack in the U.K.
It’s a warm Friday evening at Dolce Veele, a café bar in Guadalajara’s Zona Rosa. A tall drag queen stands alone on a stage at the back. She’s leading karaoke tonight, belting out a Mexican country song in sync with a video of a handsome cowboy that plays out front to the open street. The young servers sing along, laughing and smart-assing her. Passersby smile or ignore them. Then one middle-aged man with his small son approaches and they get up on the barstools. He puts his son’s drink and snack on the counter and orders something for himself.
By Ron DeSantis standards, it was a pretty low-key week.
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