Category: Around the World

Apr 07
Gay Conversion Therapy App Finally Removed From Google’s Play Store

Tech giant Google has finally made the decision to remove a Christian “conversion therapy” app that advises LGBTI youth to change their sexual orientation from its app store. Google’s move to remove the app, appears to be in response to global pressure from consumers and an intense four-month pressure campaign, led by the US-based organisation Truth […]

Apr 05
Historic Court Ruling Results In Same-Sex Marriage Being legalised in The Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands have officially legalised same-sex marriage, after a landmark ruling that saw a lesbian couple take on the nation’s definition of marriage. The couple at the heart of the victory, Chantelle Day, and her fiancée, Vickie Bodden Bush, were initially denied the right to wed, in April 2018 and took the matter to […]

Apr 03
Brunei Prepares to Introduce Capital Punishment For Homosexuality

The small Asian nation of Brunei will officially enforce new legislation today, that will see it join just a handful of other nations in punishing homosexuality with the death penalty.  The new provisions of a draconian sharia law Penal Code will come into effect today (3 April 2019) and will include whipping, torture, and death […]

Mar 27
Jussie Smollett to Walk Free with all Charges Being Dropped by Prosecutors

In yet another twist in the Jussie Smollett saga, prosecutors have now dropped all charges against the Empire star for reporting an alleged hoax hate-crime. The decision to drop all charges was announced in a statement after 36-year-old Smollett appeared in court on Tuesday. “After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, […]

Mar 25
Attempts to Fight Trump’s Transgender Military Purge Put Forward

A new resolution has been introduced to fight President Donald Trump’s purge of transgender people within the United States Military. The resolution which was introduced by U.S. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer. is set to be voted on next week, just days before the anti-transgender purge will take effect on April 12. House Majority Leader […]

Mar 22
Historic LGBTI Equality Legislation Introduced in US Congress

In a move to provide LGBTI equality and protection to all US citizens across the nation no matter what state they reside in, a number of Representatives have introduced historic legislation known as the Equality Act into Congress. While pockets of states throughout the United States have some kind of LGBTI protections in place, 30 […]

Mar 20
Sam Smith ‘Comes Out’ as Non-Binary and Questions Transitioning

The British Singer says, “I do think like a woman sometimes, in my head. Sometimes I’ve questioned ‘Do I want a sex change?’ Sam Smith has ‘come out’ as non-binary saying they don’t identify as either male or female, but has considered having gender reassignment surgery in order to become a woman. “I’ve always had […]

Mar 20
Trump’s Anti-Transgender Military Purge Scheduled to Commence Next Month

In what’s being described as a reversal for LGBTI equality and rights within the United States, the Trump administration has officially instructed the United States armed forces to begin discharging transgender military service members from 12 April 2019. Trump’s transphobic instructions, confirm that any of the thousands of currently serving transgender service personnel who come-out, […]