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Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences. This anti-trans bills in Kansas USA effectively restrict transgender people’s ability to participate fully in society.

An ABC investigation has unearthed horrifying vision of gay and bisexual teenagers being beaten unconscious in Sydney. The teenage boy perpetrators are reported to be supporters of Islamic State (IS).

Europe’s politicians have put something in writing that many of us already know in our bones: trans women are women. In Strasbourg, the European Parliament has passed a nonbinding resolution that explicitly calls for “the full recognition of trans women as women,” tying their inclusion to effective gender equality and anti‑violence laws across the European Union.

A win for queer couples in the Philippines as the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex partners who live together can be treated as co‑owners of property they helped pay for, even though same-sex marriage is still illegal. Read time: 4 mins.

The Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly has called on 46 countries to ban practices that try to change or suppress people’s sexual orientation or gender identity — saying they don’t work and can cause serious harm, from PTSD to increased suicide risk. Est read time 3 minutes.

The LGBTQIA+ community is mourning the loss of sydney‑based performer Brent Thorpe sadly passed away on 6 January 2026 at age 61

New data suggests people from sexual minorities die younger. For the first time, population-level data links sexual orientation from the census with national death records. The findings go far beyond mental health, pointing to deep, structural health inequalities that are not inevitable and can be changed.

The queer community is in shock after the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras confirmed it has cancelled the iconic Mardi Gras party. New CEO Jesse Matheson described the move as a heartbreaking but necessary decision to protect the future of the festival.

Russia has just taken another swing at queer rights. The Russia Ministry of Justice has added ILGA World – a global LGBTIQA+ rights federation linking 2,000+ groups in 170 countries to its list of “undesirable organisations”.