Day: January 23, 2017

Jan 23
Bourke Street Rampage Driver Allegedly Stabbed Brother Over His Sexuality

Article: Star Observer The man who drove through Melbourne’s CBD late last week killing at least five people and injuring dozens had allegedly stabbed his brother earlier that day over an altercation about his sexuality. The police had allegedly been chasing Dimitrious “Jimmy” Gargasoulas from Windsor into the city, where he drove through Bourke St […]

Jan 23
iLoveMakonnen Comes Out

In a world that traditionally does not do well with LGBT+ figures, Atlanta rapper iLoveMakonnen (real name Makonnen Sheran) has come out as gay on his Twitter. He then summarised his tweets and captioned “thank you for letting me be myself.❤” on his Instagram.   Thank you for letting me be myself.❤ A photo posted […]

Jan 23
LGBT+ Page Disappears From White House Website

Just hours after President Donald J Trump was sworn in, the LGBT+ page on the White House page disappeared. Initially, typing in whitehouse.gov/lgbt would take you to a page detailing the administration’s work that was LGBT+-related, including a blog and community engagement. Instead of merely replacing the text for Trump’s policies, the page has been […]