World of Politics

Tanzania president's contraception views inconsistent with laws

Lawmakers in Tanzania have called out president John Pombe Magufuli for telling women in the country to give up contraceptive methods, arguing that the president’s position is not consistent with existing national policies.

Australia: 13-year-old trans kid confronts Australia’s prime minister over his views on trans children

“My name is Evie Macdonald, I’m 13 years old and I’m a transgender kid. And this is what I want to say to the prime minister,” Macdonald said in the video.

Australia: Prime minister, please consider how trans kids' lives are affected by your words

In his first 14 days in office, Scott Morrison has put the lives of the LGBTIQA+ community in the firing line three times

US: California legislator shelves bill to ban paid 'gay conversion therapy' for adults

The author of a high-profile measure to curb paid “conversion therapy,” which purports to change a person’s sexual orientation, said he is shelving his bill Friday in hopes of finding consensus with religious communities that vigorously opposed the proposal.