Category: Around the World

Mar 30
Petition Launched in Australia to Rename Golden Gaytime Ice Creams

The petition claims the term Gaytime is “outdated.” A man from Melbourne is demanding Australian ice cream, Golden Gaytime, be renamed saying it is “outdated.” The man who goes by Brian Mc, launched the petition earlier this month calling for the term “gay” to be removed from the title. Golden Gaytime is a toffee and vanilla flavoured […]

Mar 20
Pride in London’s Advisory Board Resigns En Masse

Question marks hang over the iconic event with the board saying Pride in London is “hostile” to people of colour. Pride in London’s entire advisory board has walked out of the organisation. The 10-member group say Pride in London has created a “hostile environment” for people of colour volunteers The Guardian reports. The en masse […]

Mar 17
Elliot Page Says His Surgery was “Life Changing”

Page has become the first transgender man to appear on the cover of TIME magazine. Elliot Page has spoken about the discomfort he felt in his body before coming out as trans, saying his decision to get top surgery was “not only life-changing but lifesaving”. Page came out as transgender in December in an emotional […]

Mar 16
Catholic Church Refuses to Bless Same Sex Unions

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith says God “does not bless sin.” The Catholic Church will not be relaxing its hard-line anti stance on homosexuality, with the Vatican making clear it is a “sin.” To the dismay of gay Catholics, the Vatican has ruled that they will not bless same sex unions as God […]

Mar 15
Racism Row Engulfs RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under

From golliwog tattoos to blackface performances, racially insensitive pasts leave question marks hanging over two of RuPaul’s Australian queens. Accusations of racism have been levelled against two contestants who will compete on the inaugural season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down under. Anthony Price, who performs as Scarlet Adams has been accused of “making a mockery” […]

Mar 11
Gay Rugby Legend Pays Tribute to Prince Harry Following Oprah Interview

The former Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas says that after he revealed he was HIV positive, Prince Harry messaged him with his support. Openly gay former Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas has come out in support of Prince Harry following his and the Duchess of Sussex’s Meghan Markle interview with Oprah. Thomas, who once captained […]

Mar 10
New Kiwi Transgender Drama ‘Rūrangi’ to Air on Hulu in USA

You can watch the trailer here.   A new Kiwi series which follows a lead transgender character will be shown in the United States after streaming series Hulu picked it up.  Rūrangi centres on leader character Caz Davis, a transgender activist who returns to his remote New Zealand dairy town of Rūrangi after a long […]

Mar 04
Gay Canadian Couple Arrested By Machine Gun Carrying Mexican Cops

The pair were subsequently released after locals protested A same-sex Canadian couple were arrested by Mexican police carrying machine guns for sharing a kiss on a beach.   Local police say the arrest was made at a popular Mexican beach after the pair were caught engaging in “obscene behaviour.” The incident, which was caught on […]