Politics & Parliament

A new Ifop survey taken for a magazine tracks vote intentions in the LGBT+ community, highlighting gains for the RN and LFI, a decline of the centre, and a persistent leftward orientation

Meet Rob Jetten: the Dutch leader who has become the country’s first openly gay prime minister and what his rise means for representation

France reduces its Global Fund support by half and the president couples this shift with a visible uptick in military symbolism and a new nuclear cooperation concept

Menaka Guruswamy has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the All India Trinamool Congress and could become the first openly LGBTQIA+ parliamentarian in India after her role in overturning Section 377.

A Malaysian deputy minister asked parliament and the media to replace ‘LGBT community’ with ‘deviant culture’, citing online algorithm risks and state monitoring; critics warn the shift dehumanises sexual minorities and supports harmful conversion practices

Rob Jetten takes office as the Netherlands’ youngest and first openly gay prime minister, forming a centrist coalition after the exit of a far-right partner and reflecting wider cultural shifts in representation

Emmanuel Grégoire leads a diverse and younger united-left list for Paris, excluding LFI, including prominent Ecologists and Communists, and pledges to double Paris subsidies to LGBT associations

Trump’s decision to snub certain governors during a key White House event has ignited discussions about partisanship in political gatherings.