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A Seattle man was sentenced to seven years for a hate crime against a trans woman, with the court noting his lack of remorse and previous history of bias-motivated violence.

US voters will decide 2026 trans rights measures, shifting the battle from state legislatures to direct ballot boxes in four key states

A class action lawsuit filed in San Diego County Superior Court accuses Rady Children's Health of unlawfully discriminating against transgender patients after it abruptly halted gender-affirming care for nearly 1,900 young people under federal funding pressure.

In an unprecedented ruling, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld West Virginia's law excluding gender-affirming medical procedures from Medicaid coverage, finding it does not constitute unlawful discrimination against transgender individuals — the first such enforcement decision by any federal appeals court.

As of the date of this report, 61 countries worldwide maintain laws criminalising consensual same-sex conduct — nearly twice the number of countries that have legalised same-sex marriage. This report catalogues each country's applicable statute and associated penalties by region.

Sixty-one countries worldwide maintain laws criminalising consensual same-sex sexual relations, nearly twice the number of countries that have legalised same-sex marriage. The majority are concentrated in Africa, with penalties ranging from fines and imprisonment to death in several jurisdictions.

Observed each June across the United States and dozens of countries worldwide, LGBTQ+ Pride Month traces its origins to the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City — a flashpoint that transformed decades of quiet resistance into an organised global movement for civil rights and equality.

On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo unveiled a new public memorial sculpture near the Bastille dedicated to LGBTQ+ victims of Nazi persecution and historical oppression in France, marking a formal act of civic remembrance for a long-marginalised chapter of history.

Milton Keynes, UK, destroyed the Pink Punters club. A 51-year-old suspect was arrested for arson. The owner confirmed all are safe and vowed that the iconic community venue will be rebuilt and return.

The 51-year-old man arrested in connection with the fire that destroyed Pink Punters LGBT+ nightclub in Milton Keynes has been released on conditional bail, as Thames Valley Police confirmed they are jointly investigating the incident alongside a separate fire at a nearby church that occurred the previous day.

A 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire gutted Pink Punters, a well-known LGBT+ nightclub in Milton Keynes, in the early hours of Sunday. Hundreds of revellers were evacuated without injury, though the building was completely destroyed.