Category: Around the World
Students at a private Christian boy’s school in Grahamstown, South Africa have taken a stand against a guest preacher’s sermon that condemned homosexuality and described same-sex marriage as satanic. Theuns Pauw, of the African Enterprise international ministry, who was appointed to address pupils at St. Andrew’s College about “the trappings of pornography and social media,” […]
A Toronto high school senior has decided to challenge gender norms going full glam on his yearbook photo. Kevin Kodra, who says he’s always been into makeup took the opportunity to use his talent in makeup, to help break down stigmas and show kids that they don’t have to be exactly what society says their […]
New research out of the United Kingdom has revealed that an astonishing thirty-five percent of LGBT+ employees keep their sexuality hidden while at their place of work for fear of discrimination. The study which was conducted by Stonewall, Britain’s leading charity for lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality, utilised data from YouGov and highlights the troubling […]
Most religious groups now support same-sex marriage. A major study among 40,000 US citizens by the Public Religion Research Institute in 2017 finds that despite continued opposition from organised religious leaders, believers themselves have rapidly shifted on same-sex marriage since its legalisation in 2015. Most religious groups now support same-sex marriage, even Catholics (66%) and […]
The 76 year old Cardinal, a former finance chief at the Vatican, is the most senior figure in the Catholic Church to be charged with sex abuse. After weeks of preliminary hearings the magistrate in Melbourne’s Magistrates Court told the court that she was satisfied there was sufficient evidence in multiple charges against the Cardinal […]
Heat magazine is claiming that 68 year-old Caitlyn Jenner is planning to tie the knot with 21 year-old Sophia Hutchins, who is also transgender. Jenner has previously said she may not date women in the future. She has three previous marriages to women. The transgender celebrity has been criticised in recent months by LGBT+ activists […]
Trump and the Republican Party have announced the next US ambassador to Germany will be gay man Richard Grenell. The gay wing of the Republican Party are claiming credit for the appointment. Grenell has a history of working with Republican politicians and their campaigns and often takes to Twitter like Trump to pour criticism on […]
Swedish Pop legends ABBA have announced they have recorded two new songs together as a band for the first time in 35 years. The new songs will be used to promote their ‘avatar’ world tour – which will be performed by holograms of the band – performing their classic hits. One of the new songs, I […]