Category: Around the World
New data released by The Kirby Institute has revealed that Australia has recorded the lowest number of new HIV infections since 2001. The study found that in 2018 835 new cases of HIV were diagnosed, a decline of 23% over five years since 2013. Speaking about the new results, Professor Rebecca Guy, who heads the […]
Following becoming the first Asian nation to allow same-sex marriage, Taiwan has seen over one thousand same-sex weddings in just one month. Announcing the success of the new legislative change, Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior confirmed that in its first month of marriage equality, 790 female couples and 383 male couples (totalling 1,173) have since […]
More than 8,000 people were reported to have participated in the Kyiv Pride parade, with “no major incidents” being reported. The parade which is being hailed as a success, in general, was not without a few hiccups, with the Associated Press reporting that local police had to keep parade participants separate from LGBTI rights opponents who protested […]
Braving temperatures over 38 degrees in the sweltering heart of Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, the celebrities turned out to honour the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Thousands lined New York’s famous Christopher Street for midday tribute to the Stonewall riots that promised numerous surprise celebrity appearances. The most anticipated of these was Lady Gaga who’s […]
The results of a new report have once again highlighted the major issue of LGBTI youth and suicide, with 39% considering attempting suicide in the past 12 months. The findings from the Trevor Project’s first-ever report on LGBTI youth mental health were derived from data received from over 34,000 respondents, and is being described as […]
Conservative commentator, Christian author, and self-proclaimed Prophet, (United States version of Brian Tamaki), Cindy Jacobs has claimed that Christians will “rise up” and likely declare a “civil war” should the Equality Act be passed in the United States. Jacobs bizarre comments were made during a recent appearance on The Jim Bakker Show in a segment called: What […]
Disgruntled former Wallabies star, Israel Folau has commented on the shutdown of his GoFundMe page, saying he’s “disappointed” by the decision, and ironically says he has been discriminated against. Folau’s GoFundMe page was set up last week to raise money for his legal battle against Rugby Australia, who terminated his $4 million dollar contract for […]
Israel Folau’s GoFundMe page has been officially shut down with the fundraising site confirming the page violates the terms of service of GoFundMe. Folau’s fundraising page aimed to raise $3 million dollars to assist with his legal fight against Rugby Australia after his contract was torn up for refusing to remove his homophobic posts on […]