Day: September 20, 2017

Gay conversion therapy has been ruled legal by a judge in Brazil. Federal judge in Brasília, Waldemar de Carvalho, has overruled a decision by the Federal Council of Psychology made in 1999 prohibiting psychologists from offering ‘gay conversion’ therapies. The action was brought to court by an evangelical Christian psychologist Rozangela Justino, who believes homosexuality […]

Writer for Netflix series, Master of None, Lena Waithe, has made history by becoming the first black woman to win an Emmy Award for comedy writing. The Thanksgiving episode was co-written with Aziz Ansari and focuses on the backstory of Waithe’s character Denise as a black woman coming to terms with her sexuality. It is […]

The president of Canterbury University’s queer group has resigned from the position after he publicly pledged his support for the National Party. Max Farra, who held the position of president of QCanterbury for three weeks, was on the receiving end of backlash from LGBT+ community members and general public following a post on the Young […]