5+ hour, 41+ min ago  (801+ words) To mark Pokemon Day, we are talking about why Ditto is an LGBTQ+ icon (The Pokemon Company) Here at PinkNews we have waxed lyrical many times about how queer Pok'mon is, and the endlessly loyal LGBTQ+ fan base it enjoys....

11+ hour, 35+ min ago  (599+ words) Two women have been arrested in Uganda for allegedly kissing in public, which could result in a life prison sentence. Wendy Faith, 22, and Alesi Diana, 21, were arrested last week by the authorities in Arua, a city in the northwest of…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (476+ words) The UK government has yet to ban conversion therapy. (Getty) The Labour government has pledged to bring forward legislation for a trans-inclusive ban on so-called "conversion therapy" "this parliamentary session, more than eight years after the UK vowed to outlaw…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (143+ words) Schools have been told they should not "promote transgenderism" (stock image, Getty) In a concerning move on Wednesday morning (25 February), House Republicans introduced HR 7661, a sweeping federal bill that seeks to censor the existence of transgender individuals in public schools…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (364+ words) A lesbian group is seeking to exclude trans women (Canva) A gender-critical lesbian group has said they have the right to exclude trans women under anti-discrimination law, for the goal of promoting opportunities for lesbians. The Victoria-based chapter of Lesbian…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (346+ words) Senegal's prime minister Ousmane Sonko announced that he had introduced a bill toughening sentences for same-sex relationships. (Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP via Getty Images) Senegal's prime minister Ousmane Sonko has announced legislation that would increase the maximum sentence for homosexuality....

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (198+ words) Malaysia's communications minister Fahmi Fadzil (Mohd RASFAN / AFP | Grindr | Blued) Malaysia has blocked Grindr and Blued in the country and is looking into measures to curb other LGBTQ+ dating apps from its app stores. Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil shared the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (417+ words) Minnesota Democrat Leigh Finke. (Minnesota Gov) Sorry, right-wingers, the claim that a trans lawmaker said pornography can be educational for LGBTQ+ young people simply isn't true " here's what she actually said. Minnesota Democrat Leigh Finke has been the subject of…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (175+ words) A Texas bill which bars schools from supporting LGBTQ+ clubs has been axed (Canva) In a significant victory for LGBTQ+ rights in Texas, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the enforcement of SB 12. SB 12 was the first law in the…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (378+ words) GOP lawmakers have called for the US Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v Hodges. (Getty) A Republican lawmaker has once again revived a bid to overturn same-sex marriage protections in the US, claiming it threatens the stability of "society as…...