Category: Around the World

Mar 29
Netflix Features Non-Binary Characters In New Show

Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com.au ICON Julie Andrews is hosting a new show on Netflix that teaches kids about performing arts. Among its puppet characters, the show features one who is gender-neutral and non-binary.  Julie’s Greenroom features Andrews, a cast of puppets and celebrity guests from Hollywood and Broadway. The gender-neutral puppet, Riley, is one of […]

Mar 29
ISIS Responsible For Stoning Gay Youth To Death

ISIS have been found responsible for the death of a young man, having thrown him off a rooftop and hitting him with rocks – all because they found out he was gay. The mob released pictures of the young mans very-public execution which took place in Mosul, carried out in the name of Allah and […]

Mar 23
Germany Compensates Gay Men

Germany’s cabinet has just approved a bill stating that all convicted gay men who were prosecuted after World War 2 will have their convictions overturned. Any gay man that was convicted between 1949 – 1969 who are still alive can expect to receive financial compensation for any suffering that they endured under the legislation. This […]

Mar 21
Adele Concert Sparks Marriage Proposal

A man proposed to his long-time boyfriend during Adele’s concert in Melbourne this week, after the acclaimed singer brought them both onstage after seeing Chris, 40, crying in the crowd. The pair said that they were originally from Perth but had been living in Melbourne for around ten years. Wade, 37, then got down on […]

Mar 20
YouTube’s Restricted Mode Blocks LGBT+ Content

YouTube content creators have become increasingly aware that some videos tackling LGBT+ issues are being inexplicably censored when users switch on YouTube’s ‘Restricted Mode’, an optional tool used to filter out offensive content, even when those videos are family-friendly. According to Google, which owns YouTube, Restricted Mode is meant to “screen out potentially objectionable content that […]

Mar 17
Londoners React to HIV+ Young Person

While HIV as a death sentence is very much a thing of the past for people living with the virus, the stigma surrounding it sadly remains very much part of our present. To help break the silence, London activist George Hankers decided to take to the streets for a video project in support of those living […]

Mar 16
RuPaul Announces That He’s Already Married

Surprise! Earlier today, Emmy Award–winner RuPaul announced that he is already married to his partner of 23 years, Georges LeBar. The RuPaul’s Drag Race host shared the news on Hollywood Today Live, after host Ross Matthews asked whether they would ever tie the knot. “You know what? I don’t think I’ve ever said this on […]

Mar 13
Transgender Community Gets A Swipe To The Right

“Tinder is about everyone and everyone deserves to meet someone special”.  Well-known dating app Tinder has matched over a quarter of a million transgender people since their newest update. Sean Rad, Tinder co-founder, revealed these statistics during a presentation at SXSW (South by South West) conference, alongside Sarah Kate Ellis, president of GLAAD (Gay & […]