A new law pushed through parliament bans pride events, the latest in a series of steps that removes rights for LGBTQ+ people. Opposition lawmakers set off smoke bombs in the chamber in protest. Opposition lawmakers ignited smoke bombs in the chamber to protest the passage of the law Image: Boglarka Bodnar/MTI/AP Photo/picture alliance Hungary's parliament passed a law on Tuesday banning LGBTQ+ pride events, including the famous Budapest Pride march that attracts thousands of
The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when US politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care. Image via MapChart In recent years, U.S. politicians have selectively framed European healthcare policies to justify restrictions on transgender care, seizing on a handful of conservative policies to claim that “Europe is pulling back.” The most extreme example, the United Kingd
Protestors fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protection based on gender identity, Thursday Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Iowa lawmakers became the first in the nation to approve legislation removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code Thursday, despite massive protests by opponents who say it could expose transgender people to discrimination in numerous
Proposed legislation will also introduce prison time for conducting same-sex marriage ceremonies Protesters at an LGBT Pride March in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul on 30 June 2024 (Kemal Aslan/AFP) Draft legislation could see “biological sex” written into law in Turkey and the “promotion” of LGBTQ rights criminalised. According to a draft document from the justice ministry acquired by LGBTQ rights group Kaos GL, the new legislation would also introduce prison time for thos