Category: Around the World

Aug 08
Court Told Ben Stokes Mocked Gay Men Before Alleged Assault

The court was told the Kiwi-born cricketer hurled homophobic abuse at two gay men before knocking two other men unconscious. The alleged assault, which happened in September while  Stokes had been partying with England teammates at the Mbargo nightclub after a one-day international against the West Indies.  The 27-year-old all-rounder is accused of punching Ryan […]

Aug 08
Pride Protest Shut-down by Police in St Petersburg, Russia

More than thirty activists have been arrested by local police during an attempt to protest the Russian Government’s ban on LGBTI Pride in the Russian city of St Petersburg. The protesters who chose to ignore the ban in protest of the nation’s homophobic legislation, assembled at St Petersburg’s Palace Square, holding rainbow flags, and placards. […]

Aug 08
Apple CEO Reaches Out to LGBTI Youth at LoveLoud Festival

Tim Cook, the openly gay CEO of the world’s most profitable company, has shared an empowering and motivating message to LGBTI youth. 57-year-old Cook, who describes himself as an “uncle, a sports nut, a CEO, a lover of the beautiful Utah outdoors … and a proud gay American,” appeared on stage at the LoveLoud Festival in Salt […]

Aug 05
Apology from Alaska Airlines After Separating Gay Couple in Favour of Straight Couple

Alaska Airlines has apologised after kicking a gay couple out of their seats so that a straight couple could sit together and has claimed that it didn’t intend to discriminate. The airline’s public apology followed an upset David Cooley, who claimed that he and his partner were told that they would be unable to sit […]

Aug 04
Australian Study Highlights Greater Difficulty for Bisexual People to Come Out

Young bisexual Australians may find it far more difficult to come out of the closet when compared to their gay and lesbian counterparts according to a new Australian survey. The survey which was titled the What’s Up In Your World poll was conducted by the Radio station Triple J, and took a look at 11,000 people aged 18 to […]

Aug 03
Research Suggests that “on-demand PrEP” Could Work for Gay Men

A new study out of France has indicated that PrEP could be used as an on-demand “before and after” sex pill, instead of a daily medication as it is currently being used. The results from the ongoing Prevenir observational study, have provided further evidence that so-called on-demand PrEP may be an effective strategy for preventing […]

Jul 30
Conversion Therapy Ban Signed into Law in Delaware USA

The small Mid-Atlantic US state of Delaware has joined the likes of New York, Hawaii, and Rhode Island in banning the dangerous and controversial practice known as “conversion therapy.” The new law known as SB 65 was officially signed into law by the states Democratic Governor, John Carney, making Delaware the 15th state to ban the practice of conversion […]

Jul 29
Barry Humphries: “Transgenderism” is a “Fashion”

The veteran entertainer has been told to “shut and retire,” after making the transphobic comments. Barry Humphries is under fire after making a number of controversial comments about the Transgender community to UK publication Spectator. Speaking to the conservative publication on the topic of his famous Dame Edna character, Humphries, called “transgenderism” a “fashion.” “How […]