Category: Around the World

Aug 10
F1 Driver Sebastian Vettel Reprimanded After Not Removing ‘Same Love’ Shirt At Hungarian Grand Prix

German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel, who wore a Pride shirt during the national anthem at the Hungarian Grand Prix, has been reprimanded for the political display against the nation’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies.  Taking place on the 1st of August in Budapest, Hungary, Aston Martin driver, Vettel was wearing a rainbow top that read “same love”, […]

Aug 09
Russian TV Calls LGBT Athletes at Tokyo Olympics “Scum” and “Psychopaths”

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was among the targets. The IOC are investigating. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is investigating several ugly anti-LGBT comments made on air by Russian television personalities. Russia under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin has taken an increasingly hostile approach to LGBT+ rights in recent years, with gay rights activists […]

Jul 29
Rapper DaBaby Claims HIV “Will Make You Die in Two to Three Weeks”

Dua Lipa says she is “horrified” by her “Levitating” co artist’s HIV stigmatising remarks, while boohooMan dumps the rapper from ad campaign.  Rapper DaBaby has made an apology (of sorts) for an incoherent and factually incorrect on-stage tirade against people living with HIV. Performing at Rolling Loud festival in Miami, DaBaby called for members of […]

Jul 28
Passenger Removed From Aircraft After Homophobic Disney Rant

A woman was removed from an aircraft in Texas after a vocal homophobic rant about “faggots corrupting Disney.” The passenger who was on a flight bound for DFW International Airport in Dallas, Texas, reportedly went on a homophobic tirade about LGBTQ+ people and their involvement in Disney. https://twitter.com/DallasTexasTV/status/1417580962133778434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1417580962133778434%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinknews.co.uk%2F2021%2F07%2F22%2Fdisney-dallas-plane-homophobe-viral%2F Captured on a 46-second video (which according […]

Jul 23
Conversion Therapy Survivor Opens Up About The Disturbing Debunked Practise

Subjected to the debunked practice known as conversion therapy by his family, Blair Anderson has opened up about his shocking and disturbing experience in the UK.  Speaking with Glasgow Live Anderson told of how he was forced to go to conversion therapy after coming out at 14 years of age. Anderson who says he grew up […]

Jul 22
The Future of LGBTQ+ Bars in Wake of COVID Pandemic

LGBTQ+ bars from London to Los Angeles have sprung back to life, but how many will survive long term? Despite increasing COVID-19 cases, LGBTQ+ bars and clubs in the United Kingdom have reopened. While there were jubilant scenes across the country in a number of bars and clubs, not all have survived to usher in […]

Jul 22
Gay Rugby Player Wins Long Battle Against Deportation to Kenya

The UK Home Office has lost its bid to deport Kenneth Macharia, who fears homophobic persecution if he were to return to Kenya. A gay Kenyan man has won a five-year-old legal battle to stay in the United Kingdom, with his lawyer successfully arguing that he would face grave danger if he was forced to […]

Jul 19
LGBT Athletes at Tokyo Olympics Double That of Last Games

New Zealand is sending nine LGBT athletes to the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.   With records set to be smashed in less than five days’ time at the Tokyo Olympics, the event itself will break one with the largest inclusion of LGBT athletes in the history of the games. OutSports reports that more than 135 LGBT […]