Category: Around the World
An Australian queer couple were on the receiving end of verbal abuse and discrimination while flying to visit family on New Year’s Eve. Travelling between Melbourne and Perth on New Year’s Eve, Cat Franke, 23 and Julz Evans, 26, say they feared for their lives after being “physically trapped with someone who wanted to hurt […]
The first openly gay prince in India has opened his palace to vulnerable members of the queer and gender diverse communities. Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil of Rajpipla in Gujarat plans to build on his property to house additional people and run the centre with his organisation The Lakshya Trust. The Trust strives to achieve sexual […]
Six council members had already quit in protest over Trump’s health policy. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au The administration of US President Donald Trump has fired the entire Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Six council members resigned last year in protest against “legislation that will harm people living with HIV”, accusing Trump of not caring about the […]
Bermuda has reversed marriage equality, only six months after legalising it instead, opting for a “watered down version”. The Bermuda Assembly has voted against allowing any more same-sex marriages, instead wanting to introduce domestic partnerships. In May, a couple challenged local laws, leading a judge to grant marriage equality. While they could marry, it did […]
A gay couple who were arrested in Thailand for baring their bums in front of a Bangkok’s sacred Wat Arun temple is now on their way back to the US. Travis and Joseph Dasilva spent a week in a Thai jail, facing a possible five years in prison and a fine. They were arrested at […]
Acclaimed gay film, Call Me By Your Name, now has three Golden Globe nominations, with both lead actors up for an award. While the film itself is in the running for Best Picture in the Drama category, Armie Hammer is up for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role and Timothée Chalamet Best […]
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says marriage equality is an abomination, dashing any hopes that the Pacific nation will follow New Zealand and Australia in passing marriage equality law. Radio NZ reports that the Prime Minister described marriage equality as a “Sodom and Gomorrah practice” that no true Christian nation would allow, at his […]
Russia has banned a famous charity calendar featuring naked rowers. Raising funds for Sports Allies, an organisation working to combat homophobia in sport, the calendar features naked rowers from England’s Warwick University Rowing Club and is distributed worldwide. Copies on their way to Russia however, were intercepted by customs officials and sent back to the […]