Category: Around the World
Emilia Schneider has become the first out transgender official to be elected to Chile’s national congress. After first gaining prominence as the president of the University of Chile Student Federation, where she led students in Chile’s ‘Estallido Social’ (social outburst) protests between 2019 and 2021, the 25-year-old activist received over 26,000 votes in the nationwide […]
In yet another attempt to receive a presidential pardon, Tiger King star Joe Exotic has reportedly concluded that Biden may face the same conquests as former president Trump who coincidentally lost the 2020 election after not pardoning the ‘Tiger King’. Exotic (real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage) is currently serving a 17-year prison sentence for a range […]
Married at First Sight Australia has decided to axe a contestant from the show following homophobic and misogynistic outbursts on his social media. The man at the centre of the controversy, Simon Blackburn, was featured in the teaser trailer for the show’s upcoming season. However, it is now reported that the man will now be […]
Montana State Senator Theresa Manzella believes that LGBTQ+ people who receive verbal and physical abuse are simply facing the “normal consequences” of their “choices.” The Republican lawmaker made the remarks on the 17th of November during an event to defend a minister who was accused of anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech after he said a food bank’s […]
Groundbreaking Formula One Driver and Champion Lewis Hamilton has declared that he will continue to wear his Progress Pride flag helmet at the upcoming Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Proudly boasting the Progress pride flag and the words “We Stand Together” on his helmet, Hamilton wore the helmet at the recent Qatar Grand Prix and said […]
The controversial anti-gay rugby player is considering a bid for the Australian Senate for the anti-vax United Australia Party. Controversial rugby union player Israel Folau and staunch social conservative is considering a run for the Australian Federal Parliament. The Age reports that the bid would come under the Clive Palmer United Australia Party. The United […]
LGBTQ+ Canons and members of the Church of England have staged a demonstration at a meeting of the General Synod showing solidarity with queer Ghanaians who are facing criminalisation in the nation. The demonstration, which is in response to the Anglican Church of Ghana expressing its support for a law that would criminalise LGBTQ+ people, […]
Harry Styles has helped one of his fans come out to her mother in the middle of his concert during the Milwaukee leg of Styles’ Love On Tour concert series. Standing near the stage holding a sign that read, “My mom is in Section 201. Help me come out,” the fan was approached by the star […]