Category: Around the World
As the Olympics are postponed to 2021, this year’s Eurovision has been scrapped entirely. Eurovision 2020 is another causality of the Coronavirus pandemic. The event which was due to take place in the Dutch city of Rotterdam in May has been cancelled due to coronavirus dears as the pandemic sweeps Europe. The singing contest will […]
A Kentucky teenager has been thrown out of her Christian school following celebrating her birthday with a rainbow cake and wearing a rainbow top. According to reports by Wave3 News, Kayla Kenney celebrated her 15th birthday at a restaurant with her family, however, following her mother Kimberly Alford, innocently posted a photo of the happy […]
Finally some good health-related news. A second person has been cured of HIV, a new study published in The Lancet HIV reports. The medical journal reports that two and a half years ago, Adam Castillejo – previously identified as the “London patient” – finished HIV antiretroviral therapy and is still free from the virus in […]
A conference on LGBTIQ rights has been banned by the Government of Ghana, however, organisers insist the event has been postponed because of the coronavirus. The organisation Pan Africa Ilga was set to host its 5th regional conference in the capital Accra from 27 to 31 July 2020, under the theme of “Looking back to […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed new amendments to Russia’s Constitution that will specifically outlaw same-sex marriage. According to reports by Euronews, Putin has proposed several amendments to the nation’s constitution that includes asserting Russia’s “faith in God” as well as restricting the definition of marriage. Despite same-sex marriages and civil unions of same-sex couples […]
Lawmakers in Canada have introduced a new bill that would put a ban in place for so-called conversion therapy nationwide. The new bill which was proposed last week, aims to outlaw the dangerous and ineffective practice known as ‘conversion therapy’ across all states in Canada. Attorney General David Lametti and Minister of Diversity and Inclusion […]
The news has made the front page of the Island’s only daily newspaper. LGBT Cook Islanders will be making history on March 27 as the Islands hosts its very first Pride day. Organisers say Pride Day will be an opportunity to “raise the visibility of the country’s LGBT+ community and celebrate the value of diversity […]
Dreams of electing America’s first openly gay President in 2020 have ended. Pete Buttigieg has ended his historic campaign for President. The Mayor of South Bend, Indiana said he did not see a path forward for his campaign following a poor showing in the South Carolina primary. “Today is a moment of truth… the truth […]