Category: Around the World
The move comes after Medsafe has told suppliers of poppers in New Zealand to “destroy all remaining stock.” Boris Johnson’s government is looking to legalise poppers in the United Kingdom. Alkyl nitrite preparations, widely known as poppers, have been in a legal grey area since 2016 when they were granted a last-minute reprieve from being […]
The growing number of jurisdictions to ban gay conversion therapy gets closer to home. Queensland has outlawed the practice of gay conversion therapy, becoming the first state in Australia to do so. Those attempting to perform the dangerous practice could now face up to 18 months in jail for attempting to change or suppress a […]
Former U.S Vice President Joe Biden has announced that Kamala Harris will be his choice for Vice Presidential candidate, but what does that mean for LGBT+ people in the United States. The decision is historical in several ways, most notably if Biden wins the election, Harris will be the first female and black vice president. […]
The BBC in the United Kingdom has found itself in hot water following a segment which gave pro conversion therapy groups a platform to promote their harmful and discredited views. The report, which aired on Monday, August 10 on BBC News at Six, featured Gareth, a survivor of conversion therapy, who opened up about the […]
A new study by Behemoth Nielsen has suggested that approximately 10% of all video game players are LGBT+. In an industry which has always been reticent to identify levels of LGBT+ consumers in the past, the results from Nielsen’s annual games 360 survey also breaks down the 10% of queer gamers suggesting 50% are bisexual, […]
Poland’s President has said his country’s LGBT community ‘are not people, it’s an ideology.’ Polish opposition MPs formed a rainbow with their outfits at President Andrzej Duda’s swearing-in. The members of the Polish Parliament said they are taking a stand against the rhetoric from Mr Duda who ran a homophobic re-election campaign and were standing […]
An appeal by two men in Tunisia who were sent to jail for homosexuality has been upheld by an appeals court in the north African country. In a decision made by the court of appeals, the men had originally been sentenced to two years in jail in June, but the appeals court reduced their sentence […]
The Republican Party in the US state of North Dakota has found itself being condemned by both Democrats and Republicans following the publishing of absurd and offensive remarks about the rainbow community. The remarks which were made in the party’s extended policy platform, claim that LGBT+ people “recruit children” and “prey” on women. The policy document […]