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US is undermining LGBTQ+ rights worldwide, new report claims

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A new human rights report has claimed the US is undermining LGBTQ+ and wider human rights across the world, with the second Trump administration marked by a “blatant disregard for human rights and egregious violations”. The report from Human Rights Watch, entitled World Report 2026, examines the state of human rights in countries across the globe, with a focus on key events that happened throughout 2025.  “The global human rights system is in peril,” Philippe Bolopion, executive director at Human Rights Watch, said in the introduction to the report.  “Under relentless pressure from US President Donald Trump, and persistently undermined by China and […]

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UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski details horrific homophobic attack

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski has recalled being left devastated by a homophobic attack.  Polanski was elected as leader of the Green Party of England and Wales in a landslide election in September last year. He is a public supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, being gay himself, and a staunch supporter of trans rights.  In an interview with Attitude, to celebrate his place on its Attitude 101 Trailblazer of the Year list, the leader revealed that as a teen he was the victim of a homophobic attack.  “I felt, like, a smack on the head and [someone] shouting ‘f*****!’ I fell to the ground and […]

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Philippines Supreme Court makes landmark ruling for same-sex couples

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The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ruled that same-sex couples who live together may be recognised as co-owners of property acquired during their relationship, provided there is clear proof of actual contribution. In a decision put into effect on February 5 and penned by Associate Justice Jhosep Lopez, the Court clarified that because same-sex marriage is not yet legally recognised in the country, property relations between same-sex partners are governed by Article 148 of the Family Code. Unlike Article 147, which presumes joint ownership for couples legally eligible to marry, Article 148 applies to couples prohibited from marriage and requires evidence […]

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Mother of trans child forced to home school over ‘inhuman’ sex ed guidance

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The mother of a transgender child has said she was forced to home-school him after the government’s controversial sex education guidance posed “safeguarding concerns”. The seven-year-old trans boy was reportedly removed from public education after being subjected to “inhuman” statements about his gender identity during lessons. Speaking exclusively to PinkNews, the parent, who wished to remain anonymous, said she received “zero support” from staff at the school despite making numerous complaints about safeguarding concerns. Difficulties rose following the publication of the Department for Education’s (DfE’s) controversial relationship, sex, and health education (RSHE) guidance, which urged schools to refrain from teaching trans identities […]

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Brazil had the most murders of trans people globally in 2025

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According to the global Trans Murder Monitoring 2025 report, the deaths of 281 trans and gender diverse people were recorded around the world between October 2024 and September 2025. In Brazil in 2025, the Trans Murder Monitoring report recorded 77 trans women or female-presenting victims, and three trans men or transmasculine victims. The figures come from the latest edition of a dossier produced by the country’s National Association of Transvestites and Transgender People (ANTRA), released this week. Eighty-eight percent of the victims were Black or mixed race, and 14 percent were involved in some form of activism. The result represents a drop of 34 […]

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Tragic new data shows one in six children who die by suicide is LGBTQ+

New data has shown that one in six children that died by suicide in England between April 2019 and March 2025 were part of the LGBTQ+ community. Out of the 647 children that died by suicide during that time period, 107 were LGBTQ+ and 46 were transgender. The figures were obtained by QueerAF via a Freedom of Information request to the National Child Mortality Database. Speaking to QueerAF on 31 January, preventable deaths campaigner Lucy Brisbane said: “Every preventable death of a child is unacceptable. “To examine how to protect all children from suicides, including trans children, we need to understand the factors […]

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Man accused of killing multiple LGBTQ+ people found dead in custody

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A Filipino man accused of killing multiple LGBTQ+ people has been found dead while in custody, police say. Authorities said the 22-year-old murder suspect, whom police referred to as “Roy”, was found unconscious in the toilets of the Lobo Municipal Police Station in Lobo, Batangas, on Sunday night (1 February). Police executive master sergeant Jenny Atienza confirmed that the individual, accused of murdering 34-year-old make-up artist Aljohn Abag, was found by the station’s duty jailer after his partner became concerned that he had been in the toilets for several hours. Officers rushed him to the Lobo District Hospital, where he […]

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LGBTQ+ Pride organization accused of silencing board members over trans rights

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Two Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras members have accused the organisation of silencing them for supporting trans rights. SGLMG directors, Luna Choo and Damien Nguyen, claimed its Board of Directors “completely stripped” the pair of their administrative accounts after they criticised its decision to reject a motion on trans rights. The Pride organisation faced widespread criticism after announcing it would not uphold a set of resolutions proposed in November 2025 by members of the public during its annual general meeting. One of the resolutions rejected by the Board of Directors called for the main focus of the 2026 Sydney Gay and […]

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Trump administration is potentially sending two gay men to their death by preparing to deport them to Iran

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Two gay Iranian men who fled their home country after being arrested for “homosexual conduct” and facing possible execution are at risk of being deported by the United States as early as Sunday, according to their attorney, even as one federal court has intervened to temporarily block one of the removals. Advocates warn that the case exposes a deeper collapse of asylum protections. The men, romantic partners in their late 30s and early 40s, were arrested in Iran in 2021 by the country’s morality police for what authorities described as homosexual activity — a charge that can carry punishments ranging from flogging […]

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Human rights organization ordered to shut down days before election

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A human rights organisation in Uganda that supports members of the LGBTQ+ community was ordered to shut down by the government just days before the country’s election.  Chapter Four Uganda, which is dedicated to the protection of civil liberties and promotion of human rights – including LGBTQ+ rights – in the East African nation, had its operating permit suspended with immediate effect by the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.  The suspension came just days before the country’s election, which incumbent president Yoweri Museveni – who has led the country since 1986 – won with 72 per […]

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