Category: Around the World
On Friday, we posted about the up-coming vote to legalise same-sex marriage in Germany. It appears today that the vote was successful! Article written by Matthew Wade. Starobserver.com Days after German leader Angela Merkel dropped her opposition to a vote on same-sex marriage, a clear majority of German MPs have voted to pass marriage equality. […]
Despite opposition from the Christian Democrats, Germany could vote on legalising marriage equality as soon as Friday. Ahead of their election in September, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has distanced herself from the Christian Democratic Union of Germany’s (CDU) opposition to marriage equality. Earlier this week she called that lawmakers should be free to vote on marriage […]
Microsoft’s Xbox is making changes to their avatar system – introducing gender-neutral clothing options. The game console lets players both customise and design their virtual character that will be representing them throughout the game. Previous to this new change, players were made to choose between ‘male’ or ‘female’ specific clothing and accessories. However, players will […]
A little over a year ago, members of the queer community were enjoying a night out in a gay club, much like any other week, when their lives changed forever. As gun fire sprayed through the club while they danced, many ducked for cover and others fled. Some were injured, others weren’t so lucky and […]
In celebration of Pride Month, the city of Philadelphia has revamped Gilbert Baker’s iconic Pride flag. The six colours we’ve come to associate with it remain intact, but the flag now includes two new stripes: black and brown. The events of Pride Month seem to have extra meaning this year: among other things, it’s the […]
In celebration of Pride month, Converse welcomes international pop star and philanthropist, Miley Cyrus, to the brand as an ambassador of the YES TO ALL campaign to support LGBT+ youth and equality. Through her Happy Hippie Foundation, Cyrus rallies for young people to stand up against the injustices that face LGBT+ youth today. In the same […]
Normally there are only five ‘reactions’ on Facebook besides the standard ‘Like’ — Heart, Haha, Wow, Sad, and Angry — but in honour of Pride month, Facebook’s rolling out a new one. The social media giant announced in a post on Saturday, “We believe in building a platform that supports all communities. So we’re celebrating love […]
Article written by Jess Jones, Starobserver.com The internet has decided that the titular monster from the 2014 film The Babadook is our new queer icon, just in time for Australia’s Pride Month. As Buzzfeed has reported, the film somehow made its way into Netflix’s LGBT+ Movie section. While the categorisation may have been in error, […]