Category: Around the World
Ireland’s first openly gay leader, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, made a comment at Belfast’s gay pride event on Saturday 6 August, stating that it is “only a matter of time” before gay marriage is legalised in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland currently remains as the only place within the British Isles when gay marriage is still […]
Following a recent court ruling that legalised same-sex marriages in Bermuda, Carnival Corporation announced on Tuesday 1 August that it will be offering same-sex wedding deals on all Princess, P & O, and Curnard Line cruises. The marriage licences will be legally issues by the Bermudan government and the wedding ceremonies will be taken out […]
The UN has ruled that our neighbours across the ditch are breaching their Human Rights obligations by not allowing couples who have married overseas to divorce. As a result, they have been ordered pay reparations. Australian law does not recognise overseas same-sex marriages, with section 88EA of the Marriage Act 1961 stating “Certain unions are […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com Kesha and George Takei have joined forces with GLAAD to speak out for trans rights in the wake of Donald Trump’s tweet promising to ban trans people from the military. The celebrities each posted photos on social media wearing a shirt with the trans flag that reads “They make U.S. stronger”,SBS […]
The journalist who helped to break the news of the persecution of gay men in Chechnya is facing deportation. When Novaya Gazeta broke the news that gay men in Chechnya are being arrested and sent to camps, journalist Khudoberdi Nurmatov, working under the alias Ali Feruz, was among those working on the story. Now, Russian […]
The Cook Islands government is currently drafting a bill that will overhaul the Crimes Act of 1969 and remove the sections that outlaw “indecent acts” between two men. Currently, an “indecent act” between two men can see them punished with up to five years’ imprisonment, while consensual sodomy is punishable by up to seven years […]
Well-known candy company Snickers is partnering up with Gay Star News for a new campaign which is aimed at helping LGBT+ people accept themselves, paired with the slogan, “Be who you are”. Stories from LGBT+ community will be shared on Gay Star Support – a new part of the Gay Star News website. The stories […]
Retired Generals and Admirals of the US Military have joined together and taken a stand against US President Donald Trump’s total ban on transgender service members. Trump announced, via Twitter, that he would be reinstating the ban on trans troops in the military. The series of Tweets read; “After consultation with my Generals and military […]