Day: August 15, 2022

Aug 15
Exclusive: Rhys Nicholson Serves Non-Binary Realness

Comedian and RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Judge Rhys Nicholson spills the beans of Season 2, sweaty suits and coming out as non-binary. RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under has changed Rhys Nicholson’s life. Not least because they have had to spend 10 full weeks in hotel quarantine on their own. “You lose your fucking mind,” […]

Aug 15
Uganda: LGBTQ+ Rights Group Shutdown By Government

Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) has been forced to halt all operations following a decision by Uganda’s non-government organisation regulator to shut the group down. SMUG confirmed the shutdown, saying that they had been ordered by the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO Bureau) to discontinue their operations effective immediately. We shall be back. #stillweshallrise pic.twitter.com/gpGMbeJyWv […]

Aug 15
World Health Organization Set To Rename Monkeypox

The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to rename monkeypox, sighting fears that the current name encourages discrimination and stigma.  The decision to rename the zoonotic viral disease was made following a meeting of “global experts” with the aim of avoiding further “offence to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups, and minimise […]