Day: July 4, 2018

Jul 04
Billy Elliot Musical Cancelled in Hungary for “Turning Children Gay”

The Elton John stage musical Billy Elliot has been officially cancelled in Hungary following the release of a homophobic newspaper article accused the show of being “gay propaganda,” to turn children gay. The announcement of the show’s cancellation was made by The Hungarian State Opera last week, with the Budapest run production highlighting a collapse […]

Jul 04
Alison Mau & David Farrier Concerned by LGBTI Awards

The veteran Kiwi broadcasters are joining a growing number of people, who are raising questions over the New Zealand LGBTI Awards.  Writing for stuff.co.nz, Mau says that she will not be involved in the New Zealand LGBTI Awards, turning down an offer to be a judge or host, a decision that she says was made […]

Jul 04
#freethenip

Rosemary Mitford-Taylor explores the sour topic of Instagram’s gender-discriminating censorship Gather ‘round and let me tell you a story fraught with contradictory rules, passion for freedom of expression, and, of course, Instagram. That’s right, my friends: it’s time to talk about nipples. It’s no news ash that our society is irrationally afraid of feminine nudity […]

Jul 04
United States Supreme Court Turns Away Anti-LGBTI Florist Case Appeal

Less than a month after the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in favour of a homophobic baker, the Court has declined to revisit a case involving a florist who also refused to serve a same-sex couple. Curt Freed and Robert Ingersoll who was denied service by the flower shop, Arlene’s Flowers, while planning their 2013 […]