Category: Around the World
Belize’s Court of Appeals has upheld a 2016 ruling that struck down the Central American country’s sodomy laws. In a unanimous ruling, Justice Samuel Awich, one of the judges on the three-judge panel, said that “consensual sexual intercourse between adult gays or between adult lesbians in private does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of […]
Elton John’s Rocketman and Ellen Degeneres have been big winners at 2020 Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. In the first of two big awards, Elton John and his best friend Bernie Taupin won a Golden Globe for the movie’s title track (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again. In accepting the award with […]
Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis was Sunday hit with a hefty fine after calling Kane Richardson a “faggot” during the Melbourne Big Bash Cricket League derby on Saturday night. The Melbourne Stars player apologised after being found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia’s code of conduct and penalised Aus$7,500 (US$5,200). “I got caught in the moment and took it […]
Chile’s new Gender Identity Laws have recently come into force, creating a historic moment for the South American country. From December 27, any person whose gender identity does not match their biological sex and registry name can request their rectification in Civil Registry offices authorized for this procedure. The changes in the law mean trans […]
Lars Sullivan is alleged to have appeared in at least one gay porn video from the early 2010s. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler Lars Sullivan, allegedly once enjoyed a career as a gay porn actor. Sullivan previously paid a $10,000 fine for racist, sexist and homophobic posts on message boards under two usernames from 2007 […]
The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of Robert Gilchrist as the U.S. ambassador to Lithuania. Gilchrist is at least the fifth openly gay person to serve in an ambassadorial role under the Trump administration. Senators confirmed Gilchrist with a voice vote. President Donald Trump nominated Gilchrist, a career Foreign Service officer, to the post […]
Police in Rio de Janeiro have identified one of the people responsible for a gasoline bomb attack targeting satirists behind a gay Jesus Christmas program on Netflix that some critics have described as blasphemous. Officers carried out a search warrant Tuesday morning and found money, a fake firearm, ammunition, a “political-philosophical” shirt and computers, police […]
Amid the devastating Australian bushfires claiming human lives, animals, properties and millions of acres of land, The Amazing Race Australia winners Tim Sattler and Rod Jones have vowed to donate a portion of their $250,000 prize money to bushfire victims. The married gay couple, who took out the latest version of the show in December, have been […]