Day: May 18, 2020

May 18
American Embassy in Kazakhstan Flies Rainbow Flag for IDAHOBIT Day

In a show of support for the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHOBIT), the US Embassy in Kazakhstan has displayed the rainbow flag on the side of the embassy in Nur Saltan. Same-sex sexual conduct was decriminalised in 1998 and the right to change your legal gender was allowed in 2003, but all other LGBTIQ rights […]

May 18
AIDS Deaths In Africa Could Top 500,000 As A Result Of Healthcare Disruptions

Disruptions in healthcare services due to the coronavirus pandemic could lead to an extra 500,000 AIDS-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa by next year, more than doubling the death toll in 2018. A modelling group convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS have suggested that six months of interrupted antiretroviral therapy could exacerbate suffering […]

May 18
Headquarters’ Leo Molloy Says ‘Gay Bar’ Comments “Taken Out of Context,” Will Subsidise LGBT+ Patrons 30% Discount

The Viaduct bar owner also tells express he wants to run for Mayor of Auckland with a “diverse LGBT running mate.” The owner of Viaduct bar Headquarters has told express that his perceived ‘anti-gay bar’ comments were “taken out of context” and that he is in no way homophobic or against gay bars. Molloy created […]