Day: December 7, 2015

GLBT activists in London have a staged a graphic demonstration to protest against an immigration bill they say will increase discrimination and target vulnerable people on the brink of poverty. With masks covering their faces, activists from Lesbians and Gays support the Migrants (LGSM) stood in front of the Home Office and made small cuts in […]

Aceh’s new Islamic Criminal Code, or Qanun Jinayat, has now come into effect – mandating public floggings for anyone engaged in same-sex relations and sex outside of marriage. The new law has been condemned by local and international human rights groups at the new code, which will apply to non-Muslims and foreigners, as well as Aceh […]

The openly gay radio host has announced he is ending his 20-year career at The Edge with “a heavy heart”. Puru said he started at the station in 1995 when it was based in Hamilton, but his favourite moment was the reaction he got in 2010 when he revealed he was gay. “I will never forget […]

New research suggests that many GLBT people face ongoing challenges that prevent them from participating in sport. The study, which mapped the experiences of over 9500 people across 6 nations and a range of sexualities, found that 80% of people had witnessed some form of homophobia in sport, or had been targeted themselves. Furthermore, 84% […]

The move by the Queensland government will now put pressure on its federal counterpart to enact marriage equality. Queensland has re introduced civil unions for same sex couples. Civil Unions were first introduced in Queensland in 2009, before being scrapped in 2012 by the last Liberla/National government because they were seen as too closely mimicking marriage. […]