Category: Around the World
One of the world’s oil giants has found itself facing global criticism and pressure after it’s business relationship with the anti-LGBTI Brunei government and its monarch was revealed. The British-Dutch oil and gas company, Royal Dutch Shell, which is commonly known as Shell, is reportedly supporting the Anti-LGBTI regime with over 90% of Brunei’s oil and gas […]
The 29-year-old was in Northern Ireland to cover the civil unrest by the new IRA The New IRA have claimed responsibility for the murder of Lesbian journalist Lyra McKee. McKee was shot dead on Friday (NZT) while in Derry, Northern Ireland to cover the violent unrest that had erupted. McKee was standing near police in […]
The English Rugby Football Union has given one of its players an official warning after publicly showing support for disgraced Aussie rugby star Israel Folau’s homophobia English forward Billy Vunipola received the warning “for conduct prejudicial to the interests of the union or the game,” after he came under fire for liking and defending Folau’s social […]
In an attempt to mitigate widespread boycotts and condemnation the government of Brunei has attempted to defend its new homophobic law which enables capital punishment for homosexuality. The nation’s defence came in the form of a hypocritical and bizarre letter submitted by the nation’s second Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the United Nations Human Rights […]
The 37-year-old Mayor from Indiana has launched his historic bid for the Presidency, with his husband by his side. Pete Buttigieg officially launched his campaign for the Democratic nomination for the US Presidency this morning (NZ time) amid surging poll numbers and rising interest both in the United States and globally, including an appearance on Ellen […]
In an act of defiance, and condemnation against new laws that enable authorities to enact capital punishment on homosexuality in Brunei, around 400 people protested outside the Dorchester Hotel in London. The hotel which is one of nine luxury hotels across the globe that is owned by the Brunei Investment Agency which is in turn […]
The bill also removes the requirement for trans people to have surgery in order to change their legal gender. The Australian state of Tasmania has made history, by removing the requirement for gender to be listed on birth certificates. The bill which had the support of Labor and the Greens, only passed after the state […]
Despite being one of the most well known LGBTI+ activists in Kenya, the South African government has turned down George Barasa’s application for asylum, with officials demanding he first prove his sexuality. Barasa, who is facing death threats, after becoming one of the first people to come out on Kenyan national television as both gay […]