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Shaneel Lal named Young New Zealander of the Year

Shaneel Lal named Young New Zealander of the Year

LGBTIQA+ rights campaigner Shaneel Lal was named Young New Zealander of the Year on Friday. They are the first transgender person to receive the award. The 22-year-old activist has been at the forefront of campaigns to ban conversion therapy in New Zealand, advocated for the removal of bans on gay men donating blood, and was […]

Kellie-Jay Keen announces she’s creating her own political party

Kellie-Jay Keen announces she’s creating her own political party

Anti-transgender activist Kellie Jay Keen, aka Posie Parker, has announced she’s creating her own political party and plans to stand against British Labour leader Keir Starmer at the next election. Appearing on GB News Keen told host Dan Wooton that her new political party would be called The Party of Women. “I will run against […]

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Protestor who poured tomato juice on Kellie-Jay Keen says she was standing up for safe spaces

Protestor who poured tomato juice on Kellie-Jay Keen says she was standing up for safe spaces

Kellie-Jay Keen’s tour of New Zealand came to a griding halt when her Auckland appearance was overrun with protesters. The British speaker who voices anti-transgender views had just completed a seven-city tour of Australia which had generated significant media coverage and controversy. At each of her appearances she had been significantly outnumbered by protesters. Online […]

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New database tracks global progress and decline on LGBTI+ rights

New database tracks global progress and decline on LGBTI+ rights

Over the past thirty years, 49 UN member States have decriminalised consensual homosexual acts, but criminalisation remain a reality for one-third of countries worldwide. The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association has released a database examining the state of LGBTI+ criminalisation around the world, and track the progress or erosion of rights. ILGA World […]

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Kellie-Jay Keen spotted flying out of New Zealand abandoning tour

Kellie-Jay Keen spotted flying out of New Zealand abandoning tour

Kellie-Jay Keen has been spotted leaving New Zealand following a disastrous outing of her ‘Let Women Speak’ open mic event in Auckland. Warning: This story has details of violence and anti-transgender views which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer […]

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Wellington mayor says Kellie-Jay Keen will get the same reception

Wellington mayor says Kellie-Jay Keen will get the same reception

Tory Whanau, the Mayor of Wellington, says British anti-transgender campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen should expect to receive a similar response in her city, to what she encountered in Auckland this morning, should she proceed with her planned event in the New Zealand capital. Speaking to local publication Stuff, the mayor said she was encouraging people to counter […]

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Kellie-Jay Keen escorted out of Auckland event

Kellie-Jay Keen escorted out of Auckland event

British anti-transgender activist Kellie-Jay Keen, aka Posie Parker, has been escorted out of her Auckland event after being pelted with what she has described as tomato soup. Warning: This story has details of violence, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For […]

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New Zealand will allow Kellie-Jay Keen, aka Posie Parker, into the country

New Zealand will allow Kellie-Jay Keen, aka Posie Parker, into the country

New Zealand’s Immigration Minister, Michael Wood, has announced the Kellie-Jay Keen will be allowed to enter New Zealand to conduct her ‘Let Women Speak’ open mic events. Wood said like many New Zealanders he would have prefer it if Keen just stated at home and never set foot in the country, but concerns about the […]

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Mahathir Mohamad says gay marriage will lead to there being no children

Mahathir Mohamad says gay marriage will lead to there being no children

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says if same-sex marriage is allowed there “will be no children, and the whole generation will perish”. The former Malaysian PM posted points he’d made at a recent speech to the Global Education Forum in Tokyo to his Facebook account. He said his message to the younger generation was […]

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Indian government opposes same-sex marriage in court filing

Indian government opposes same-sex marriage in court filing

The Indian government will oppose same-sex marriages being made legal according to court documents seen by media outlet Reuters. The Indian Supreme Court is considering arguments that the country’s definition of marriage should be expanded to include same-sex couples. The country decriminalised homosexuality in 2018 removing colonial era British laws, and the latest case is […]

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