Day: October 29, 2014

Concerns raised over costs for workplace LGBT inclusivity certificate. The Rainbow Tick is a confidence mark, designed to signal that a work place is a safe and welcoming place for the LGBT employees. Its focus is on the workplace and how employees are treated. Since it’s official launch in February, the Rainbow Tick has been […]

Vogue-ing, boss attitudes and in your face talent is just a taste of what you can expect at this years Fafswag Ball. Fafswag is a concept devised by pacific visual artist Tanu Gago, a concept set up to foster, strengthen and celebrate queer pacific culture within NZ. Inspired by the underground ball culture from New York […]

A European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) study has found that Italy is one of the world’s most discriminatory nations in Europe in it’s treatment of GLBT people.  FRA Director Morten Kjaerum says of the situation in Italy: “Too often, too many GLBT people face discrimination and hostility for simply being themselves.” “As the […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook has made a stand for GLBT rights while being inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honour. Citing  famous southerner, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in his Alabama Academy of Honor induction speech this week, Cook says  he has “long promised” himself “to never be silent” in his belief in “our basic […]

To Russia With Love, produced by Sundance Productions, which opens in the United States today, highlights the anti-gay controversy at this year’s Winter Olympics in Russia. Skjellerup has a strong presence in the film, which also features former tennis star Billie Jean King, diver Greg Louginis and figure skater Johnny Weir, who drives the documentary through […]