Category: Around the World
The Moderna HIV vaccine is modelled on the same technology as their COVID vaccination. American pharmaceutical company Moderna will begin human trials of a new mRNA (Messenger RNA) HIV vaccine this week. The vaccine is a collaboration between Moderna, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Clinical Trials […]
Proposed anti-gay legislation that would have added to Uganda’s wide range of anti-LGBTQ+ laws has been rejected by President, Yoweri Museveni. The Sexual Offences Bill which includes the punishment of 10-years in prison for same-sex couples who perform acts against the “order of nature” or anal sex between people of any gender along with other […]
It’s time to ‘sissy that walk’ down Madame Tussauds Las Vegas’ Rainbow Runway. RuPaul revealed a new wax figure at the must-see attraction on the Las Vegas Strip. The all-new experience invites guests to ‘meet’ and take cues from the most commercially successful drag queen of all time, RuPaul. This is the second time RuPaul […]
Gold Medal-winning Olympian Tom Daley has revealed that he almost missed the Tokyo Olympics after undergoing surgery for an injury that left him unable to walk just weeks prior. The 27-year-old British diver who had been competing for Olympic gold since just 14 years of age says that he knew his opportunity at Tokyo was […]
After 20 years, the Taliban are on the verge of returning to power in Afghanistan spelling bad news for the country’s LGBT+ community. There are grave fears for the safety of gay Afghans as the Taliban looks posed to regain control of Afghanistan for the first time since 2001. Overnight, the Islamist organisation began entering […]
Former female World No. 1 professional tennis player, Billie Jean King has opened up about her secret wedding to her partner of 40 years and former doubles partner Ilana Kloss. King and Kloss who officially tied the knot 3 years ago, kept the marriage secret until now. According to People, King and Kloss did in fact […]
Openly Bisexual Irish Olympian Jack Woolley has been left battered and requiring facial reconstructive surgery after he was attacked by a gang of 12 people during a night out with friends in Dublin. Woolley who is reland’s first Olympic representative in taekwondo explained via a graphic Instagram post how he was attacked “out of the blue” […]
Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini has returned to the court wearing rainbow kit following criticism for using homophobic slurs during the Tokyo Olympics. Fognini, who was widely criticised for repeatedly yelled a homophobic slur after being defeated in the Olympics men’s singles against Russian Olympic Committee player Daniil Medvedev on the 28th of July, has […]