Rights & Law Stephen Fry files personal injury claim against CogX and Blonstein
High-profile presenter Stephen Fry has launched a High Court claim after a stage fall at CogX, alleging negligence and seeking up to…
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Rights & Law High Court overturns £585,000 Office for Students fine against University of Sussex
A judicial review quashed a record Office for Students penalty after the court concluded the regulator's process was procedurally flawed
Rights & Law Why the European Commission must outlaw conversion therapy across the EU
A petition supported by over 1.2 million people asks the European Commission to act now to outlaw conversion therapy and protect LGBTI+…
Rights & Law JayCee Cooper settlement brings Minnesota powerlifting discrimination case to close
A landmark settlement resolves years of litigation over transgender athlete participation in Minnesota powerlifting
Rights & Law Controversy over Faches-Thumesnil Pride’s cancellation and the legal limits on local authority
A Pride event in Faches-Thumesnil proceeded following a dispute over its cancellation by the new right-wing mayor and questions about who can…
Rights & Law Right-wing extremism targets LGBTQIA+ people in New South Wales, inquiry finds
A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry found that right-wing extremism is an expanding threat that deliberately targets LGBTQIA+ people alongside other minorities
Rights & Law Florida limits municipal backing of Pride and DEI with SB 1134
Florida law SB 1134 prevents local authorities from funding or promoting Pride celebrations and diversity programs while enabling civil suits against officials…
Rights & Law Legal challenge targets Parkrun and other sports organisations over gender self-identification rules
A formal legal warning sent on 23 April 2026 argues that allowing competitors to self-identify gender risks breaching the Equality Act and…
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GLAAD criticizes FCC inquiry into trans representation in children’s TV
Glaad says the FCC’s inquiry into the TV ratings system is government overreach that could restrict transgender representation and hurt LGBTQ Americans
Rights & Law How repeated public smears against a drag performer reveal a wider problem
A drag performer recounts six years of harassment by a public figure, the reuse of old images to stoke abuse and the…
Rights & Law EU court decision finds Hungarian anti-LGBT law incompatible with union values
The CJUE decision of 21 April 2026 declares that Hungary's 2026 law stigmatized LGBT+ people and contradicted the EU's commitment to dignity…
Rights & Law Appeals court vacates block on transfers of trans women to men’s prisons
A D.C. Circuit decision vacated injunctions that had paused transfers of trans women to men's prisons, sending the case back to district…
Rights & Law Cocoland revival raises concerns after Coco closure
The reappearance of a chat platform tied to thousands of cases and serious crimes has provoked sharp warnings from public officials and…
Rights & Law National Walk for Truth calls for a permanent truth-telling process
A 38-day Walk for Truth from Melbourne to Parliament House brings attention to truth-telling, historical injustice and calls for structural change
Rights & Law Bill to extinguish historic homosexual service convictions introduced
A former army officer welcomes legislation that aims to erase wrongful convictions for consensual homosexual activity and to repair the reputations of…
Rights & Law Appeal upholds conviction and raises sentence for Christophe Ruggia in Adèle Haenel case
Appeals court confirms guilty verdict and increases prison term for Christophe Ruggia in case involving Adèle Haenel
Rights & Law Caitlyn Jenner says Trump remains her ally after passport returns with male marker
Caitlyn Jenner says her renewed passport was issued with a male marker under a Trump administration rule, leaving her unable to travel…
Rights & Law Christophe Ruggia appeal verdict: sentence increased after conviction involving Adèle Haenel
An appellate court has upheld the conviction of Christophe Ruggia for sexual crimes against Adèle Haenel committed when she was a minor,…
Rights & Law Appeal court increases Christophe Ruggia sentence in Adèle Haenel case
the appeal court upheld the conviction of Christophe Ruggia for sexual assaults on Adèle Haenel and imposed a stiffer sentence on 17/04/2026
Rights & Law Christophe Ruggia sentenced to five years on appeal for assaults on Adèle Haenel
On 17 April 2026 the Paris court of appeal confirmed that Christophe Ruggia committed sexual assaults on Adèle Haenel between 2001 and…
Rights & Law Pride flag to be returned to Stonewall national monument after settlement
A court settlement requires the Pride flag to be flown again at the Stonewall National Monument, restoring a key symbol at the…
Rights & Law First conviction under Senegal’s tougher law results in six-year prison term
A 24-year-old laborer was handed a six-year prison term and a heavy fine after a rapid prosecution under Senegal's strengthened law against…
Rights & Law Court orders tribunal to re-examine lesbian group’s bid to exclude trans women
A Federal Court ruling has paused a final judgment and returned a challenge over a five-year exemption to the Administrative Review Tribunal,…
Rights & Law EHRC code and workplaces: what Bridget Phillipson has said and why it matters
Bridget Phillipson told officials the updated EHRC code is aimed at services and associations, not workplace rules, as courts and charities weigh…
Rights & Law Stonewall Pride flag reinstated following National Park Service agreement
The Pride flag will fly again at Stonewall following a settlement that confirmed its compatibility with park rules and acknowledged the site’s…