Category: Around the World
A Pakistani politician has introduced a new Bill that aims to protect the fundamental rights of transgender people. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, acknowledges that trans people “constitute one of the most marginalised and disadvantaged communities in the country. They face problems ranging from social exclusion to discrimination, lake of protection in their […]
A UK man has been found guilty of two separate murders in which he used a dating site to stalk his victims. Posing as a police officer, and an M15 agent, Jason Marshall, 28, went to Peter Fasoli’s flat in January 2013. He “arrested” the 58-year-old for being a spy and carried out an “interrogation” […]
A gay sauna in the UK is doing its bit to reduce the transmission rate of HIV and has installed a vending machine filled with free, self-use home testing kits. Now men at The Brighton Sauna can enter a few personal details on a touch screen before they receive a code via text message and […]
Anna Brown. Starobserver.com All Australians should have the same opportunities for love, commitment and happiness and Australian Parliament has the opportunity to make this a reality with a new marriage equality Bill released by five Liberal MPs yesterday. In a debate too often mired in seemingly intractable positions and wedge politics, this Bill is a […]
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 […]