Category: Around the World
New HIV infection rates in the Philippines are expected to skyrocket 140% in the next five years and the country now has the fastest growing epidemic in the Asia Pacific region, according to the United Nations. The number of new infections doubled in a six year period, from 4300 people in 2010 to 10,500 people […]
45 percent of trans and gender diverse students in Australia say they were sexually harassed in a university setting last year. The figures have been revealed in a newly released Australian Human Rights Commission national report on the subject of sexual assault and harassment at Universities across the ditch. The survey of 30,000 students across […]
Attendance at an HIV awareness event in Nigeria has led to the arrest of both gay and bisexual men. Punch magazine reported that the Vincent Hotel in Lagos State was raided by police on Saturday around 3:30pm, arresting at least 42 people. Tunji, a Nigerian local, told Punch that rumours had been circulating that the […]
Music legend and icon, Elton John, has spoken out about how he feels LGBT+ people are treated – and he’s not happy. The 70-year-old singer claims that there is too much “shame” surrounding those who are gay and comments that it needs to change. During an interview with Grazia, John argued that LGBT+ people are […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com Gay relationships are still criminalised in 72 countries around the world, according to a new report. The countries include 45 where sexual relationships between women are illegal, and eight where gay sex is punishable by death, with dozens more incurring a prison sentence. The figures have been released in […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com Advocacy group GetUp! has launched a new video calling on Australians to tell the government they want marriage equality now. The video, featuring campaign director and “excellent lesbian” Sally Rugg, points to the other countries that have recently legalised same-sex marriage, including Germany and Malta. Rugg says that marriage equality […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com British rugby player Sam Stanley has hit out at criticism of his intergenerational engagement. Stanley revealed on Instagram earlier this year that he and his partner Laurence Hicks—34 years his senior—are engaged, Pink News has reported. The engagement has attracted criticism from some, most of which Stanley says comes from within […]
US President Donald Trump has announced a ban on transgender people in the military, reinstating a policy overturned by the Obama administration. The announcement came in the form of a series of Tweets, which read; “After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or […]