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…
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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…
Rights & Law Nurse reaches confidential settlement with NHS amid misgendering dispute
Nurse Jennifer Melle settled with an NHS trust following an incident in May 2026 that led to warnings, suspension and an employment…
Rights & Law Will trans women be drafted under automatic registration by the Selective Service System
On 9 April authorities announced automatic draft registration from December 2026, creating a confusing position for trans women who must register but…
Rights & Law Suspect held after vehicle shot at outside Pulse Ultra Club in Myrtle Beach
A 37-year-old man faces multiple charges after a firearm was discharged outside Pulse Ultra Club in Myrtle Beach on 1 April, marking…
Rights & Law Professor John Kent Tarwater faces charges including rape and sexual battery
A college professor and published author has been indicted on multiple counts related to sexual offences against minors; institutions and past writings…
Rights & Law New Senegal law doubles prison terms and criminalises promotion of homosexuality
The Senegalese parliament approved tougher penalties for same‑sex relations and the president promulgated the text, prompting alarm from rights groups and the…
Rights & Law Idaho parental notification bill could force disclosure of transgender students to parents
A sweeping Idaho measure would compel disclosure of youth gender identity to parents and expose professionals to legal penalties
Rights & Law Supreme Court decision overturns Colorado conversion therapy prohibition for minors
The US Supreme Court found that Colorado's prohibition on conversion therapy for minors violates free speech protections, a ruling with wide legal…
Rights & Law High court finds Colorado restriction on conversion therapy implicates free speech
An 8-1 Supreme Court ruling in Chiles v. Salazar found that Colorado's law, as applied to a licensed counselor, restricts speech and…
Rights & Law High court says states cannot restrict therapists’ speech on conversion therapy
The Supreme Court’s 8–1 judgment in Chiles v. Salazar narrows how states can outlaw conversion therapy, protecting certain professional speech while preserving…