India's LGBTQ Bill Is A Step In The Right Direction

The parliament of India has just passed a controversial bill that seeks to change how transgender people are legally recognized and their right to self-identify, amid protests by opposition parties and the LGBTQ community.

The government says the changes will make welfare benefits more accessible and strengthen an existing law against exploitation and trafficking of women, but critics warn it could exclude many transgender, non-binary and gender-fluid people.

DNA Testing Solves Another Cold Case

He was never arrested or interviewed about the 1985 attack, but more than 40 years later the 75-year-old is beginning a 15-year prison sentence after modern DNA testing linked him to the crime scene.

"Cold case" officers from South Yorkshire Police praised the diligence of their predecessors in an era when DNA analysis was in its infancy to enable them to finally make a breakthrough after preserved samples were retested.

Poland Continues To Suspend Asylum Processing

Last year, Poland suspended the right of migrants arriving in the country via its border with Belarus to apply for asylum. Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared that the contentious bill would be adopted "without a moment's delay" after it was signed into law by Polish President Andrzej Duda.

"I believe that it is necessary to strengthen the security of our borders and the security of Poles," Duda announced, despite expressing concerns in the past that the legislation would make it harder for dissidents in Belarus to flee the country's repressive regime.

USGA Protects Women's Elite Golf Despite Court Challenges

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has decided to protect women's rights and promote women's sports by banning transgenders from joining its events. However, some transgender players want to challenge it in court claiming that a policy change is unlawful.

Golfer Hailey Davidson, 33, filed the suit against the USGA, the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Hackensack Golf Club, where the event was scheduled to take place, in New Jersey last 19 March, according to ESPN and Fox Sports.

Is The Illinois Governor Protecting The Migrant Killer?

The current Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker office broke its silence on the murder of Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman, who was allegedly killed by Venezuelan national Jose Medina-Medina, telling Fox News Digital they are grieving the young woman’s death and that President Donald Trump is wrongly politicizing tragedies like it.

Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old from Yorktown Heights, New York, was shot and killed while admiring the aurora borealis along Lake Michigan, with her death initially leading to outrage from everywhere but Springfield.