Day: August 12, 2024
Anti-trans activist Kellie-Jean Keen-Minshull aka Posie Parker has stopped haranguing trans people and now appears to have a new target – gay men involved in surrogate parenthood. Surrogacy has always been a subject of contention. Opinions range from acceptance that it involves a contractual relationship between a surrogate birth mother and sperm donor to have […]
The Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura report card is giving the government at ‘F’ when it comes to preventing violence for Takataapui and Rainbow communities. “Flunking the government didn’t sit easily with us, but we didn’t really have a choice,” says project lead Sandra Dickson. “The reality is, there’s just one social work role responding to family […]
LGBTQ+ Bulgarians and their allies have gathered outside the nation’s national assembly building to protest against a newly passed amendment to the Pre-school and School Education Act, which bans so-called LGBTQ+ propaganda in schools. The amendment, introduced by the pro-Russian Vazrazhdane Party, was passed on Wednesday, the 7th of August, with 159 votes in favour, […]
French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati, whose hopes of Olympic glory were dashed when his bulge dislodged the bar during the Paris 2024 qualifiers, has reportedly received a $250,000 offer to join an adult website. The incident occurred during the Olympics qualifying round on 3 August, where Ammirati’s genitals clipped the bar, causing it to fall […]
FUN HOME, the queerest of queer musicals opened at The Court Theatre on Saturday 10 August. Magnificently directed by Kathleen Burns, FUN HOME, deals with heavy thought-provoking topics like coming out in different eras, death, family and suicide, with subtle nuance and gentle humour. Fantastic, funny and heartfelt songs punctuate this Tony Award-winning musical, which […]
Akin to a makeover on Queer Eye, BMW’s X2 has undergone a fabulous transformation, evolving from a basic compact crossover into a chic, coupe-like icon that promises to captivate and turn heads no matter where you go. BMW, ever the trendsetter, first introduced the SUV coupe genre with their ever-popular X6. Now, the spotlight is […]
A recent survey conducted by Folx Health, a US-based LGBTQ+ digital healthcare service, has unveiled significant anxiety among transgender and non-binary individuals ahead of the 2024 US presidential election. Initially carried out just days before President Joe Biden announced the end of his re-election campaign, the survey was re-run following his withdrawal and Kamala Harris’s […]
The Inner West Pride Centre, the first of its kind in New South Wales in 17 years, has officially opened its doors in the Sydney suburb of Newtown. Housed in the newly renovated Newtown Town Hall, the centre aims to provide support services and community spaces for LGBTQ+ people of all ages. This new centre […]