Category: Around the World
Karl Lagerfield died in Paris overnight (NZ time) after battling a short illness. The designer was 85 years old. Rumours of Lagerfeld’s ill health had swirled in recent weeks after he missed a number of events – including this year’s Chanel’s spring/summer show. Lagerfield first began his long career with Chanel in 1983, a decade […]
England’s Cricket Captain, Joe Root has been praised for his actions against homophobia in sport, following an incident where West Indies cricketer Shannon Gabriel received a four-match ban for homophobic comments. Gabriel who has since apologised for his remarks in which during the third day of the St Lucia Test against England, he asked England captain Joe […]
In what’s being described as a stunning exposé of the Catholic Church, the author of a new book has claimed that the vast majority of Vatican priests are gay. In the Closet of the Vatican which was written by respected French sociologist and journalist Frédéric Martel and is based on nearly half a decade of research that […]
A new study out of the Netherlands has revealed that children who are being raised by same-sex families are actually outperforming their peers who are being raised by heterosexual families in primary and secondary school. The study, which was conducted by researchers Deni Mazrekaj, Kristof de Witte and Sofie Cabus, from KU Leuven University, used […]
The gay British mathematics genius, Alan Turing who helped create modern computing and defeat the Nazi’s in the Second World War, has been announced as the most iconic figure of the last century, surpassing even the likes of Nelson Mandela. Turing, who was prosecuted for being gay, was chosen by the British public in a live broadcast […]
Canadian born Actor and Producer, Ellen Page has come out swinging against U.S President Donald Trump, his Administration, and its anti-LGBTI policies/rhetoric. Page’s comments which were made during an interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert started following a discussion about the recent attack on Empire actor Jussie Smollett in Chicago. Speaking about the horrific racist and homophobic hate […]
Jussie Smollett has spoken out for the first time since becoming the victim of a violent, racist, and homophobic hate crime in Chicago on Tuesday the 29th of January. Smollett’s statement which was released less than a week after the attack was also followed by Chicago Police releasing images of the possible attackers. “Let me start by saying that […]
Brazil’s first openly gay congressman has fled the country in the aftermath of the nation’s recent election and ongoing death threats against him. Jean Wyllys, who has been described as South America’s very own Harvey Milk, said he was forced to leave the South American nation and is currently residing in Europe for his own safety. Wyllys’ […]