Category: Around the World
A broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team has apologised for using a homophobic slur on a hot mic during a game against the Kansas City Royals. Play-by-play baseball announcer Thom Brennaman could be heard saying on the Fox Sports Ohio broadcast, “One of the f*g capitals of the world,” before then resuming his on-air […]
A Missouri couple, best known for pointing firearms at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home have been confirmed as speakers at the upcoming Republican Party convention. The duo who are both personal injury lawyers, Mark and Patricia McCloskey made headlines around the world following an incident in which they were filmed pointing guns at […]
Three trans women were beaten, robbed, and humiliated in a brutal attack by a pack of men in LA, while onlookers simply ignored the crime. Jaslene White Rose, Eden the Doll, and Joslyn Flawless who are at victims at the centre of the incident found themselves attacked on the busy Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. […]
In a sign of the Chinese Government’s increasing clampdown on civil society and the LGBT community, China’s longest-running and most well-known Pride events have been unexpectantly shut down. Organisers announced that Shanghai Pride would be suspending its work after 11 years without giving a reason via their Facebook page last week. Titled “the end of […]
“I’m out, I’m gay and I’m free.” At the age of 90, Kenneth Felts decided it was time to reveal a secret. The Colorado grandfather has decided to reveal his true self and come out as gay. “I had been keeping this secret most of my life, and I had planned to take it to […]
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. […]