Category: Around the World
Writer for Netflix series, Master of None, Lena Waithe, has made history by becoming the first black woman to win an Emmy Award for comedy writing. The Thanksgiving episode was co-written with Aziz Ansari and focuses on the backstory of Waithe’s character Denise as a black woman coming to terms with her sexuality. It is […]
Muxes (third gender) Mexicans are playing a lead role in the aftermath of the recent devastating 8.1 magnitude earthquake. In the state of Oaxaca, in the matriarchal town of Juchitán, one of the hardest hit by the earthquake, roughly eight in ten residents are indigenous. The indigenous population of the area, the Zapotec, encompasses male, […]
A drag queen in a small US city is fighting for her right to perform drag. The small city in Tennessee, Portland – not to be confused with the city of the same name in Oregon – has banned “adult content” from being allowed in commercial districts, preventing entertainers including drag queens, private dancers, strippers […]
The UN independent expert on sexuality and gender identity has resigned from the position. Vitit Muntarbhorn is stepping down as the first ever independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, citing ill health and family responsibilities. He has published two reports during his tenure. An academic from […]
The model who was fired by L’Oréal because her comments on Facebook calling out racism in Charlottesville went against their values, has been hired by Illamasqua. Transgender model, Munroe Bergdorf, was recruited by L’Oréal for their #allworthit diversity campaign. However, the cosmetics company claims that Bergdorf’s comments – that allegedly were in response to the […]
Facial recognition algorithm which can identify gay men and women has worrying ethical and potentially dangerous applications. A new study from Stanford University, first published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and first reported in the Economist found that a computer algorithm could correctly distinguish between gay and straight men 81% of the […]
LGBT+ rights were dealt a blow in Israel this week when its high court ruled that same-sex couples do not have an innate legal right to marry. On Thursday morning, justices unanimously ruled against a petition from the Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association to recognize marriage equality under the country’s Basic Law: Human […]
Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au Social media reactions have been polarised, with some considering Bergdorf’s comments ‘anti-white’ racism and others shocked by L’Oréal’s short-lived gesture towards diversity. JUST days after the announcement that L’Oréal UK was featuring its first trans model, the makeup giant has fired Munroe Bergdorf for speaking out about white supremacy in response to […]