Donald Trump in late January banned transgender people from the armed forces. Washington: A US federal judge on Tuesday suspended the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, citing the principle of equality. Referencing the US Declaration of Independence, which states that all humans are “created equal,” the judge suspended President Donald … Read more
Maseru: Lesotho was taken aback by US President Donald Trump’s mockery of the southern African nation, its foreign minister said Wednesday, as the country’s main LGBTQ rights organisation denied receiving funds from Washington. Trump called Lesotho a country “nobody has ever heard of” as he defended his sweeping cuts in aid during an address to … Read more
India’s first three clinics for the transgender community closed last month following a stop-work order from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) that funded them, disrupting services for nearly 5,000 people, Reuters reported quoting two sources. US President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day pause on all foreign aid in January pending a review to … Read more
New York: The National Park Service has scrubbed references to transgender and queer people from the website of a monument to the 1969 Stonewall riots, a foundational moment in the struggle for LGBTQ rights, igniting protests in New York City on Friday. The move comes as President Donald Trump has sought a return to a … Read more
Washington: Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, responded with humour to a viral post on X, which highlighted the State Department’s website suggesting “trains” when searching for the term “trans.” Musk’s comment, “That train has left,” was accompanied by a train emoji. The post sparked a wave of reactions, ranging from mockery to observations about the … Read more
US President Donald Trump said Monday he would sign an executive order ridding the US military of what he called “transgender ideology” in a potentially major setback for LGBTQ rights. “To ensure that we have the most lethal fighting force in the world, we will get transgender ideology the hell out of our military,” Trump … Read more
Washington, United States: Only the United States flag will be flown or displayed at US facilities, both domestically and abroad, says an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump. This is in stark contrast to the Biden era when flags representing Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ communities were allowed at diplomatic missions. “Starting immediately, … Read more
Bangkok, Thailand: Almost 2,000 same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom’s equal marriage law went into effect in a first for Southeast Asia. Thailand is by far the biggest nation in Asia to recognise equal marriage. More than 30 countries have legalised marriage for all since the Netherlands became the … Read more