Category: Around the World
The Central American country of Costa Rica could soon legalise same-sex marriage, following the nation’s Supreme Court ruling that the current ban is unconstitutional. Ruling that the ban must be reversed within 18 months, the Supreme Court’s decision is in line with a ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which in January ordered 16 countries […]
The annual Jerusalem Pride parade has been attended by tens of thousands of people, despite concerns around safety and a heavy security presence. The parade which is being hailed as a success by organisers and local authorities, had minimal public disturbances in the area during the parade, with police reporting only four arrests. Jerusalem Pride […]
The court was told the Kiwi-born cricketer hurled homophobic abuse at two gay men before knocking two other men unconscious. The alleged assault, which happened in September while Stokes had been partying with England teammates at the Mbargo nightclub after a one-day international against the West Indies. The 27-year-old all-rounder is accused of punching Ryan […]
More than thirty activists have been arrested by local police during an attempt to protest the Russian Government’s ban on LGBTI Pride in the Russian city of St Petersburg. The protesters who chose to ignore the ban in protest of the nation’s homophobic legislation, assembled at St Petersburg’s Palace Square, holding rainbow flags, and placards. […]
Tim Cook, the openly gay CEO of the world’s most profitable company, has shared an empowering and motivating message to LGBTI youth. 57-year-old Cook, who describes himself as an “uncle, a sports nut, a CEO, a lover of the beautiful Utah outdoors … and a proud gay American,” appeared on stage at the LoveLoud Festival in Salt […]
Alaska Airlines has apologised after kicking a gay couple out of their seats so that a straight couple could sit together and has claimed that it didn’t intend to discriminate. The airline’s public apology followed an upset David Cooley, who claimed that he and his partner were told that they would be unable to sit […]
Young bisexual Australians may find it far more difficult to come out of the closet when compared to their gay and lesbian counterparts according to a new Australian survey. The survey which was titled the What’s Up In Your World poll was conducted by the Radio station Triple J, and took a look at 11,000 people aged 18 to […]
A new study out of France has indicated that PrEP could be used as an on-demand “before and after” sex pill, instead of a daily medication as it is currently being used. The results from the ongoing Prevenir observational study, have provided further evidence that so-called on-demand PrEP may be an effective strategy for preventing […]