Jack Wetherill

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Russian woman sentenced to forced labour for writing gay K-Pop fan-fiction

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A woman in Russia has been sentenced to 18 months of forced labour for “illegal production and distribution of pornographic materials”, after she admitted to writing gay fan-fiction about K-Pop group Stray Kids. Alexandra Kuzyk, a 36-year-old photographer and stylist, published fan-fiction depicting same-sex romance, which a mother subsequently found on her daughter’s device, according to KP-Yekaterinburg. The case was launched in 2025, with prosecutors initially seeking a four-year prison sentence, as people in Russia continue to live under the country’s extreme laws. Kuzyk admitted that she had written the fan-fiction. She told the court that it was a longtime hobby. She was sentenced to 18 months […]

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New York Times defends coverage after mum of trans teen demands accountability

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A.G. Sulzberger was challenged at The New York Times’ annual shareholders meeting after a parent of a transgender teenager asked what responsibility the paper holds when its reporting is cited to justify laws and policies targeting trans people, and what it is doing to be accountable. The parent told the meeting: “This reporting is deeply concerning to me as the mom of a trans teen,” before asking: “What steps are you taking to be accountable to concerns of the trans community, readers, and shareholders?” Sulzberger defended the paper’s journalism, describing the reporting as “incredibly rigorously reported and edited” and saying […]

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Senegal’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law used for first conviction as man jailed for six years

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A court in Senegal has handed down the first conviction after the country’s newly toughened anti-LGBTQ+ law criminalising same-sex acts, sentencing a 24-year-old man to six years in prison and a $3,300 fine. The case is an early sign of how quickly the harsher penalties are being enforced. On 10 April, the man was convicted in Pikine-Guédiawaye, a suburb of Dakar, for “acts against nature and public indecency”, and sentenced to six years in prison. He was arrested earlier this month. Human Rights Watch researcher Larissa Kojoué said the law has created a climate of “constant fear” for LGBTQ+ people in Senegal. Speaking […]

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Girlguiding sets September deadline for trans girls to leave after ban

Transgender girls must leave the Guides by September 6, Girlguiding has said. The deadline comes after the December 2025 decision to stop allowing trans youngsters from joining groups as part of its updated inclusion policies. In the fallout of the Supreme Court’s judgement that the 2010 Equality Act’s definition of a woman refers to “biological sex” only, Girlguiding announced late last year that “with a heavy heart” trans girls and young women would no longer be able to join groups. Now, with the September 6 deadline, affected members have “time to plan, prepare, access support, and decide when – between now and September – they feel […]

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New US immigration rule could see trans people’s visas revoked for ‘misrepresentation’

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Trans immigrants in the US could find themselves barred due to a new rule coming into play on April 10. The rule would mean immigration officers could revoke the visas of those with green cards or who are applying if they do not share their “biological sex at birth”. According to an update to the Federal Register, the amendments to the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, is an attempt to “improve the integrity of, and combat fraud in, the program”. When the new rule comes into force, applicants will be made to provide passport documentation and upload a scan of the biographic […]

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