Category: Around the World
More than a year after the first reports of Chechnya’s ‘gay purge’, most of the men taken by authorities have still not been found and are feared to be imprisoned or dead. Article by Jesse Jones, StarObserver.com.au More than a year after the first reports of gay and bisexual men in Chechnya being tortured in […]
Grindr has said HIV status will no longer be shared with other data as of the app’s next update – whenever that may be – and defended itself, calling the app a “public forum”. Article by Laurence Barber, StarObserver.com.au Gay dating and hookup app Grindr has been sharing sensitive data that includes users’ HIV status […]
Carlos Alvarado wins the presidential election in Costa Rica on a pro–gay rights message against conservative evangelical pastor Fabricio Alvarado Munoz who campaigned against same-sex marriage. “Costa Rica once again delivered a beautiful democratic message” Alvarado, 38, told supporters. My commitment is to a government for everybody, in equality and liberty. There is much more […]
Reversing policy put in place by the previous regime, The White House has released orders, despite opposition from top military officials and previous rulings against the ban, that members of the transgender community may not enlist in the US armed forces. This latest memo states that trans people are “disqualified from military service except under […]
Infamous pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli has been jailed for seven years. The Turing Pharmaceuticals founder came under fire in 2015 after buying the rights to 62-year old drug Daraprim, which is used to treat conditions including AIDS-related toxoplasmosis, and raising the price to US$750 a pill. The 5500% price rise sparked outrage, but Shkreli refused […]
The world’s largest HIV conference returns 30 years later to where the AIDS epidemic first emerged in the US. AIDS 2020 will take place on 6 – 10 July 2020 and is expected to bring together more than 15,000 participants from around the world. “San Francisco is an inseparable part of the story of HIV/AIDS” […]
The study found that straight men responded to seeing porn images of men, as well as images of women. Article by Jesse Jones, StarObserver.com.au A new study suggests human sexuality is more fluid than previously thought, and even that nobody is fully heterosexual. The research by Cornell University in the US assessed sexual orientation by […]
Paris 2018 Gay Games 10 are being held from 4 – 12 August. With the motto “All Equal” these games intend to proudly show the values of respect, sharing and the end of discrimination in France and around the world. 15,000 athletes from more than 80 countries are expected to participate. 6500 have already registered. […]