Category: Around the World
The Cayman Islands have officially legalised same-sex marriage, after a landmark ruling that saw a lesbian couple take on the nation’s definition of marriage. The couple at the heart of the victory, Chantelle Day, and her fiancée, Vickie Bodden Bush, were initially denied the right to wed, in April 2018 and took the matter to […]
The small Asian nation of Brunei will officially enforce new legislation today, that will see it join just a handful of other nations in punishing homosexuality with the death penalty. The new provisions of a draconian sharia law Penal Code will come into effect today (3 April 2019) and will include whipping, torture, and death […]
In yet another twist in the Jussie Smollett saga, prosecutors have now dropped all charges against the Empire star for reporting an alleged hoax hate-crime. The decision to drop all charges was announced in a statement after 36-year-old Smollett appeared in court on Tuesday. “After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, […]
A new resolution has been introduced to fight President Donald Trump’s purge of transgender people within the United States Military. The resolution which was introduced by U.S. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer. is set to be voted on next week, just days before the anti-transgender purge will take effect on April 12. House Majority Leader […]
In a move to provide LGBTI equality and protection to all US citizens across the nation no matter what state they reside in, a number of Representatives have introduced historic legislation known as the Equality Act into Congress. While pockets of states throughout the United States have some kind of LGBTI protections in place, 30 […]
The British Singer says, “I do think like a woman sometimes, in my head. Sometimes I’ve questioned ‘Do I want a sex change?’ Sam Smith has ‘come out’ as non-binary saying they don’t identify as either male or female, but has considered having gender reassignment surgery in order to become a woman. “I’ve always had […]
In what’s being described as a reversal for LGBTI equality and rights within the United States, the Trump administration has officially instructed the United States armed forces to begin discharging transgender military service members from 12 April 2019. Trump’s transphobic instructions, confirm that any of the thousands of currently serving transgender service personnel who come-out, […]
Empire actor Jussie Smollett has been given no leeway by the Judge overseeing his case, with the 36-year-old being ordered to attend each day of his trial. Smollett who appeared in the Cook County circuit court in Chicago where he pleaded not guilty to 16 charges of lying to the police about an allegedly fake hate […]