Populist New Zealand First party says bill will ensure country moves away from ‘woke ideology’ harming women.
The ruling concluded a long-running dispute between feminist advocacy groups and the Scottish government.
Rights activists and some legal scholars condemn the law, arguing that it effectively criminalises LGBTQ+ expression.
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World Athletics chief say rules will uphold the integrity of women’s sport amid debate over inclusion of trans athletes.
Moscow is increasingly cracking down on the minority community, forcing some to flee.
The killing of Muhsin Hendricks, a prominent openly-gay imam, in South Africa has shocked the LGBTQ community.
The judge’s temporary restraining order is a setback for Trump’s efforts to roll back transgender rights and services.
The directive could strip federal funding from schools that allow trans women and girls to compete in women’s events.
US governing body for college sport updates policy to align with Donald Trump’s executive order on women’s sport.
LGBTQ rights groups condemn latest executive order directed at transgender Americans.
Trump criticised Democrats for actions he also supported, such as banning TikTok and altering healthcare policies.
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LGBTQ rights group GLADD says Trump’s rhetoric is ‘appallingly inaccurate, incoherent, and extreme’.
Hundreds of gay couples have married in Thailand as a new law took effect that allows same-sex unions.
Thailand becomes the first country in Southeast Asia, and only the third in Asia, to legalise same-sex marriage.
