Category: Around the World

May 14
Transgender People Forced To Conduct Self-Surgery In China

A disturbing new report has shown that desperate transgender people in China have been resorting to purchasing unsafe hormone treatments on the black market and performing highly dangerous surgery on themselves. The new report which was released by Amnesty International has highlighted the issue noting that members of the Chinese transgender community have been forced […]

May 10
Australian Labor Party Use Grindr Ads in Fight Against Homophobic Opponent

The Australian Labor party are running ads on Grindr in its fight against an opponent who once linked same-sex marriage to paedophilia. In Australia, Labor is using the non-conventional campaign technique in the Victorian seat of Scullin, where the Liberal opponent Gurpal Singh once linked same-sex marriage to a paedophile. Gurpal Singh was a ‘No’ […]

May 10
Canada Reduces Blood Donation Ban For Gay and Bi Men To Three Months

Canada has announced the reduction of the official blood donation deferral period for gay and bisexual men from one year to three months.   The announcement which was made by Canada’s Minister of Health, Ginette Petitpas Taylor was made on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, with the Minister describing the move as “significant.” The policy amendment […]

May 09
Madonna Gives Emotional Speech Honouring AIDS Victims At GLAAD Awards

Madonna has paid tribute to the friends she lost to AIDS during her emotional speech at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York City. The Queen of Pop who was receiving the Advocate for Change Award for her decades of activism on behalf of the LGBTQ community was introduced on stage by her longtime friend […]

May 08
Imagine Dragons Speak Out Against Conversion Therapy at Billboard Music Awards

American based rock band Imagine Dragons have taken the opportunity to speak out against conversion therapy during their acceptance speech at the Billboard Music Awards.  The four-member group consisting of lead vocalist Dan Reynolds, lead guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee, and drummer Daniel Platzmangroup, took home the award for Top Rock Artist at the event in […]

May 07
Breaking: Israel Folau Found Guilty of Breaching Contract

A three-person independent panel took only a matter of hours before reaching a decision. Israel Folau has been found guilty of breaching his employment contract with Rugby Australia following the star fullback’s homophobic Instagram post last month. The three-day hearing finished late Tuesday afternoon, with the panel handing down their decision this evening. With the […]

May 07
Brunei Back Flips on Death Penalty For Gays

Homosexuality will still remain a crime punishable by 10 years imprisonment. Brunei will not proceed with plans to make homosexuality punishable by death after widespread international backlash. The Southeast Asian nation provoked international outrage in April when it announced that under its interpretation of sharia law, homosexuality would be punishable by death. Brunei had been […]

May 02
Democratic Presidential Candidates Turn Down Anti-LGBTI Summit

Democratic presidential candidates have decided to turn down the opportunity to speak at an anti-LGBT organisation’s summit scheduled to take place in July 2019. According to NBC News, former Vice President Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke, and Pete Buttigieg have all declined invitations to speak at […]