Category: Around the World
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has announced its plans to start consultations that could lead to the recognition of same-sex unions. Bosnia and Herzegovina agreed to start consultations at the request of same-sex couples who have married or registered abroad, who currently have no recognition of their union in the country. The […]
Fiji Rugby Union chairman Francis Kean has stepped down from the World Rugby Council and withdrawn his nomination for the body’s Executive Committee after allegations of discrimination were published by The Sunday Times. In a statement, the World Rugby Council notes the decision by Fiji Rugby to stand down Fiji Rugby Union Chairman Kean from […]
Organisers of New York City’s annual LGBT+ Pride events have officially announced the cancellation of all 2020 Pride events originally scheduled for June 14-28 due to you guessed it … COVID-19. The cancellation of the New York’s Pride events follows the cancellations of San Francisco’s Pride parade last week, and other Pride events form numerous […]
A recent study out of the United States has highlighted the need for trans-inclusive training for health providers, trans-inclusive sexuality education, and supportive adults, in the fight to reduce the rates of HIV transmission in trans-youth. Published in Pediatrics the study which is titled, Transgender Youth Experiences and Perspectives Related to HIV Preventive Services, examines […]
Rainbow masks sewn by Jakub and David, well-known gay bloggers in Poland, have contributed to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and homophobia in their country. The pair have taken homophobes in their country head-on trying to remove the stigma that gay people are ‘the plague’ and do something positive during the coronavirus pandemic. The […]
A gay footballer who punched an opponent after he had called him a “faggot” during a match was suspended for three matches. The incident occurred last year but has just been brought to light by an interview with the footballer in Outsports. Henry Bethell, who plays for Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, had […]
Calls for the boycott of streaming service Netflix in Turkey have emerged after rumours spread of a gay character in a new Turkish Netflix series, “Love 101”. According to Reuters, the rumour began after a now-deleted Twitter account @love101netflix tweeted that one of the main characters in the show could be gay. Many have since […]
Pressure Mounts as Talkshow Host is Accused of Being a Bully. There is even a petition asking for DeGeneres to be replaced by Ellen Page. Transgender makeup artist Nikkie de Jager is the latest to come out saying Ellen DeGeneres is not as nice as she appeared on Ellen. Speaking on Dutch talkshow De Wereld […]