US Election: “Trump Pride” Courts LGBTQ+ Voters, Fails
Tiffany Trump`s Florida campaign event causes backlash
TikTok bans conversion therapy content
Social media app TikTok has updated its UK guidelines to ban content which promotes LGBTQ+ conversion therapy, leading many to encourage prime minister Boris Johnson to speed up the ban of the practise.
Indonesian military vows to remove LGBTQ+ soldiers from ranks
Major general Burhan Dahlan has started a campaign to have LGBTQ+ people removed from Indonesia’s military.
Update: Tokyo politician apologises for LGBTQ+ remarks
78-year-old Masateru Shiraishi, an 11th term politician in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward, has publicly apologised for saying the LGBTQ+ community were responsible for falling birth rates.
New Zealand now has most LGBTQ+ inclusive parliament in the world
Following the New Zealand elections on Saturday 17 October, the country now has a greater proportion of LGBTQ+ parliament members than any other country in the world.
‘Anti-LGBTQ+’ Amy Coney Barrett endorsed by Mitt Romney
US senator Mitt Romney has confirmed on Twitter he intends to vote in favour of Amy Coney Barrett who is in the running to become the newest associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Indian woman attempts suicide after transphobic harassment
Sajana Shaji, a trans woman living in Kochi, Kerala, attempted suicide after claiming to have been harassed and verbally assaulted while working as a food salesperson.