There’s an interesting cultural phenomenon happening right now bringing queerness and organized sport together in the Zeitgeist. One example is the 2026 Fifa World Cup Match between Egypt and Iran scheduled in June in the midst of host city Seattle’s annual pride celebrations, a plan that was made prior to anyone knowing which teams would […]
Support for Gay Marriage is Falling
The Economist/YouGov conducted a demographically weighted poll of 1,623 U.S. adults in late October, that revealed 54% support for the legality of gay marriage, compared to 33% opposition. While this is still a solid majority, it is substantially down from the 70% level of support in a 2021 Gallup poll. Most of the decline comes […]
On Global Sexual Democracy: The Toxic Tea
Ghana president John Dramani Mahama has pledged to sign into law the “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill” if it is passed by his country’s parliament. This draconian anti-LGBTQ+ bill punishes queer people for merely existing. The bill calls for a three-year imprisonment for those who identify as LGBTQ+, and a ten-year sentence for […]
On Global Sexual Democracy: The Good Tea
The European Court of Justice ruled that Polish courts had erred in refusing to recognize the legitimacy of a same-sex couple’s marriage performed in Germany. Like Hungary and Slovakia, Poland does not allow same-sex marriage within its own borders, and the ECJ’s ruling does not require EU members to do so. However, if a same-sex […]
Gender Telehealth Service Expands into US
British physician Helen Webberley has announced that her gender telehealth service Gender GP, which has provided hormone-therapy prescriptions in the UK since 2015, is now expanding into 12 U.S. states, with the intention to go nationwide. Although Webberley’s medical license in the UK has been suspended, her service operates with a network of cooperating physicians […]
Uganda Bill Criminalizes Identifying as LGBTQ+
Uganda, already one of the world’s harshest anti-gay regimes, is introducing a new bill which would impose up to 10 years in prison for simply identifying as LGBTQ. In 2023 the Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, signed into law the “Anti-Homosexuality Act” which brings the death penalty to anyone involved in “aggravated homosexuality”. Prior to that, […]
Supreme Court Continues to Weigh In On Sex and Gender
On November 10 the Supreme Court kiboshed an opportunity to overturn the constitutional right to same-sex marriage by denying an appeal from Kim Davis. Davis, if you recall, is that troll of a county clerk from Kentucky who has been married four times and who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2015 […]
EU LGBTQ Legislative Trends
Despite the Netherlands electing its first openly gay prime minister (and its youngest yet) and the Church of Norway providing an apology for the harm and pain its caused LGBTQ+ folks in its history, not all of Europe is on the same page when it comes to protecting LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms. In late September […]
China and Gay Dating Apps
As of this week two of China’s most popular gay dating apps were unavailable for download, although it appears they still work for those who had already downloaded them. Founded in 2012 Blued is the most popular gay app in China with more than 40 million global registered users. Considering the closure of Shanghai Pride […]
IOC Moves to Ban Trans Women and Intersex Athletes with “Male Levels of Testosterone”
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is likely to introduce a new policy on trans athletes after its director of health, medicine, and science, Dr. Jane Thornton, gave a “science-based review” to its members showing permanent physical advantages to being born male. Thornton, a former Canadian rower, has referenced the use of SRY cheek-swab gene test […]