Day: October 27, 2015

The Law and Justice Party, which is staunchly opposed to GLBT rights, has won a decisive victory in the Polish general election. The ruling centre right Civic Platform party lost to its right wing challenger, with exit polls suggesting the Law and Justice Party had won 39% of the vote, and a projected 242 of the parliament’s 460 […]

The date for the SGM called to remove the chairperson of Body Positive has yet to be confirmed. A petition signed by 48 members of Body Positive triggered the Special General Meeting (SGM) with the signatories calling for the removal of chairperson Ashley Barratt as a result of what they perceive to be problems with […]

One of New Zealand’s leading HIV researchers has called on the New Zealand  government to “remove red tape” so new HIV prevention initiatives can be rolled out. New Zealand delegates have returned from the World STI Congress and Australasian HIV Conference in Brisbane excited by the possibility of reversing new HIV infections in gay and […]

The Vatican’s three week Synod has ended in disappointment for gay Catholics. As the controversial synod closed this weekend, the church’s bishops voted on a summary document which decided against overhauling the church’s teaching on gay Catholics. The bishops concluded that church teaching on GLBT people would remain, agreeing that while GLBT people in the […]