‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous

The terminology running through the charter exposes the strong influence of conservative Christian organisations from the US and Europe that oppose abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. Progressive policies are dismissed as neocolonialism or cultural imperialism. 

Famia Nkansa, communications lead at Purposeful, a Sierra Leone-based organisation focused on girls’ activism, said: “Anti-rights activity on the continent is simply an extension and expansion of the same colonial playbook: Africa serving as a battleground on which the west wages its ideological and economic wars.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/05/ghana-african-charter-family-values-gender-women-sex-lgbtq-reproductive-rights

 

New Hungarian PM’s voters want action on climate and LGBTQ+ rights, poll finds

About 77% of Tisza voters polled said they supported an ambitious climate policy, while 71% supported, or somewhat supported, the new government protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ people, an area that experienced dramatic rollbacks under Orbán. 

Pawel Zerka of the European Council on Foreign Relations, which commissioned the polling, said: “That was my biggest surprise in this polling. There is a very clear mandate for the new government to have a more progressive stance. But it depends on whether Magyar looks at his own voters or the overall electorate, as the Hungarian public is much more divided on this.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/peter-magyar-climate-lgbtq-progressive-hungary

 

US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights

"These organizations have fine-tuned the blueprint for ways to attack LGBTQ+ rights, to attack information on racial history, slavery and discrimination, all while outside funding local elections," Halpern said...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/15/us-librarianbook-bans-lgbtq-rights

 

Supreme Court Threatens Queer Rights Again

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g6qVMSi-j-g

 

Are Trans People Liars?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9tgyEEQ75Us

 

Leah Litman on the Grievance and Conspiracy Theories That Run SCOTUS (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

In this episode of ‘Straight White American Jesus,’ host Brad Onishi welcomes Leah Litman, a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School , author of Lawless, and co-host of the podcast ‘Strict Scrutiny.’ 

They discuss the political nature of the Supreme Court. 

Litman highlights conservative grievances, the rise of conspiracy theories influenced by these grievances, and the implications for judicial decisions affecting voting rights, LGBT equality, and reproductive rights. 

They explore the detrimental impact of originalism and the influence of the Federalist Society on judicial appointments. The conversation concludes with potential reforms to democratize the Supreme Court, including court expansion and ethics codes.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/leah-litman-on-the-grievance-and-conspiracy-theories-that-run-scotus/

Defying a ban, Hungarians saved Budapest Pride and weakened a prime minister - The Washington Post

Prime Minister Viktor Orban's effort to ban Pride backfired, drawing a huge throng in support of LGBTQ+ rights and hurting him and his party ahead of elections next year...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/29/hungary-pride-budapest-viktor-orban/

 

This doctor calls LGBTQ+ rights ‘satanic’. He could now undo healthcare for millions | US supreme court | The Guardian

Steven Hotze, a Republican donor from Texas, has spent decades fighting against LGBTQ+ rights, with campaigns seeking to roll back protections for people he has deemed "termites", "morally degenerate" and "satanic"…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/23/supreme-court-case-steven-hotze-hiv-prep 

 

This Is Why Bathroom Bans Hurt the LGBTQ+ Community

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mlA_bTnsKwo

 

Speaking at the School where NEX BENEDICT was Killed

It was crazy to listen to the mothers of the school talk about rampant bullying that the school is doing nothing about.

https://youtu.be/GejyQV46Vps?si=couQJYFs0mIgrOVg

An Amazing 17-Year-Old Schools Evangelical Nutjob

An amazing 17-year-old in Missouri schools an anti-lgbt, Evangelic nutjob in epic fashion. This Missouri teenager bashes the transphobic Christian woman, criticizes Missouri lawmakers for making life in Missouri difficult for the trans teen to play sports or use the bathroom and calls on local officials to pass an ordinance that declares the city of Columbia an LGBTQIA+ safe haven.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmPRUFjg6MQ

After non-binary teen's death, lawmaker says they don't "want that filth" in Oklahoma

Following the death of Nex Benedict, Oklahoma State Sen. Tom Woods told voters why he targeted LGBTQ youth: "We are a religious state and we are going to fight it to keep that filth out of the state of Oklahoma because we are a Christian state—we are a moral state."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Q59Fftgc8

Deal to dodge government shutdown appears to stall amid GOP policy demands - The Washington Post

With some federal funding set to expire in less than a week, House Republican policy demands — on issues ranging from LGBTQ rights and abortion to national security concerns on immigration and competition from China — have slowed talks that had appeared to be close to yielding a breakthrough. Lawmakers abandoned tentative plans to announce legislative text on a deal Sunday evening...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/02/25/government-shutdown-congress-gop/

House passes defense policy bill, a rebuke of GOP’s far-right fringe - The Washington Post

The House, in a decisive vote Thursday, passed the annual defense policy bill, delivering a sharp bipartisan rebuke to its most conservative members who had sought to infuse the legislation with a wishlist of provisions targeting Pentagon policies on abortion, diversity and LGBTQ+ rights.…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/12/14/house-defense-bill-ndaa/

‘Go pick up a Bible’: Speaker Mike Johnson defends anti-LGBTQ+ views | Mike Johnson | The Guardian

I am a Bible-believing Christian. Someone asked me today in the media, they said, '… People are curious. What does Mike Johnson think about any issue under the sun?' I said, well, go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it – that's my worldview. That's what I believe and so I make no apologies for it."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/27/mike-johnson-christian-bible-lgbtq-abortion-rights

‘Subtle and sinister’: Republicans’ anti-drag crusade seen as assault on LGBTQ+ rights

"If you've seen Mrs Doubtfire, you've seen drag, to no negative impact on anyone."… 

There was no Republican clamor, Foxx-Paris said, for legislation to restrict football teams from employing cheerleaders to perform in front of crowds containing children, or efforts to stop the restaurant chain Hooters from encouraging its waitresses to wear revealing attire. 

"There's all these things out there where the girls are scantily clad, and just as sexy, if not more, than a lot of drag performances. There's all these things existing, and yet none of that has ever been attacked."…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/19/us-states-attack-drag-shows-lgbtq-rights

‘Authoritarian regimes ban books’: Democrats raise alarm at Senate hearing | US Senate | The Guardian

"No one is advocating for sexually explicit content to be available in an elementary school library or in the children's section of a library," said Durbin. "But no parent should have the right to tell another parent's child what they can and cannot read in school or at home. Every student deserves access to books that reflect their experiences and help them better understand who they are."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/12/senate-book-bans-hearing-lgbtq

Opinion | ‘Forced outing’ is the latest dystopian turn in the culture wars - The Washington Post

"These are just kids trying to be kids," Gov. Tim Walz (D) of Minnesota, who worked as a schoolteacher for a long time, told me. Walz said the right's culture warriors are "making a judgment" that there's "something wrong" with students "bringing their authentic self to the classroom." 

"These folks are just making it hell in schools," Walz concluded. Unfortunately, these efforts will continue metastasizing — and their circle of enemies will grow ever wider. Moral panics will not have it any other way...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/24/forced-outing-lgbtq-rights-pen-america-transgender/

Gretchen Whitmer Bets Big On Abortion, LGBTQ+ Rights | HuffPost Latest News

Last week, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) launched a digital ad campaign touting the state's commitment to inclusiveness and personal liberty. Its target is a half-dozen mostly Southern states where Republicans are in charge and have passed laws restricting abortion, LGBTQ+ rights or both...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-abortion-lgbtq_n_64e0d973e4b0dd561030f596

Newsmax Pundit Shemeka Michelle Tells Conservatives to ‘Be More Homophobic’

Conservatives need to "be more homophobic" and "take it up a notch," a right-wing pundit said Wednesday night on Newsmax, claiming "this is a war between good and evil" and people need to "stand tall."

https://www.thedailybeast.com/newsmax-pundit-shemeka-michelle-tells-conservatives-to-be-more-homophobic