Category: Around the World
The gay icon will hit the road for three years before retiring. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au Sir Elton John has announced he will retire after his upcoming three-year global tour, marking the end of a performing career spanning almost 50 years. John promised the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour will be his biggest shows […]
The Guardian reports that at least 445 LGBT+ Brazilians died as victims of homophobia in 2017, a 30% spike in just one year. The LGBT+ watchdog group Grupo Gay de Bahia determined the number of deaths. The victims – 387 murders and 58 suicides – include Dandara dos Santos, a transexual woman who was beaten […]
The film is also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song, and Timothée Chalamet has been nominated for Best Actor. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au Acclaimed queer film Call Me by Your Name has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Call Me by Your Name is in the running for Best Film, and star […]
Missing since August, the singer is feared to be a victim of the gay purge that Chechnya’s officials continue to deny. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov has denied rumours of state involvement in the disappearance of pop star Zelimkhan Bakaev. Missing since August, the singer is feared to be a victim […]
A whopping 77 per cent of users surveyed said it left them feeling down. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au A study asking people how their phone apps make them feel has found that while some improve our mood, Grindr is the most likely to make people unhappy. The survey by technology website Time Well Spent […]
As well as HIV treatment, the weekly pill could also potentially be used for HIV prevention. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au US scientists are currently working on a single pill that could be taken just once a week for HIV. The slow-release capsule could replace the daily medication currently needed to control the virus, according […]
The founder and president of the Samoa Fa’afafine Association, So’oalo To’oto’oali’i Roger Stanley, has passed away. A well-known leader in the Pacific, messages of condolence are being posted online as communities across Samoa and the world mourn the loss of a passionate human rights advocate. Helping to form the Samoa Fa’afafine Association in 2006, her vision was […]
Bangladesh has added a third gender option to its electoral enrolment forms, four years after the gender diverse population received legal recognition. Acknowledging the Hijra population of Bangladesh, a term used in South Asia for gender diverse people, the change in law will give people the option of choosing male, female or Hijra on electoral […]