Day: February 3, 2017

Sapporo, Japan’s fourth most populous city, has unveiled draft rules to recognise partnerships between LGBT+ people. This includes same-sex and trans couples. In a similar way to New Zealand’s civil union, couples would take a ‘partnership vow’ and the city government would recognise the two people as a legal couple, allowing them to access life […]

Article: Star Observer Victoria has a new complaints watchdog that will be able to investigate and ban anyone trying to practise ‘gay conversion therapy’ in the state. Lawyer Karen Cusack has been announced as the state’s first Health Complaints Commissioner, a role that will see her launch investigations and ban unregistered practitioners from treating patients […]

In a mainly Muslim country, Rima Ali, has made a major first by starring on Soch’s music video for their song ‘Dhola’. Ali usually makes her money by being a dancer and modelling, which is already tough enough in a country where female models do not regard her to be a ‘real’ woman. Although Pakistan […]

Chelsea Handler has taken to Instagram to say that she will not stop fighting for minorities and that she will not stop being political or aggressive. The comedian and talk show host says, from her room in Mumbai, “I am a white women of a lot of privilege. I make a lot of money and […]

 Kicking this year off with a bang, newly established Antique Furnishings offers a wide variety of interesting and high-end furnishings sourced from the likes of Portugal, Spain and Southern France, as well as little old New Zealand. For those who want to celebrate the past, the business boasts items as far back as the 1800s […]