Category: Around the World
Straight men across the Netherlands held hands this week to show solidarity with a gay couple who were brutally beaten in Arnhem — an attack that shook a nation that has long-prided itself on its tolerance. The outpouring of support came after the married couple, Jasper Vernes-Sewratan, 35, and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes, 31, were attacked by […]
Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz has said he believes there is evidence that LGBT+ people can ‘become’ heterosexual. Senator Abetz, who campaigned against the Safe Schools bullying program, says he believes that the media needs to be more balanced on reporting of sexuality issues and slammed business leaders over their campaign for same-sex marriage. During a recent […]
A gay Brazilian banker has been fired from his job after posting photos of his engagement online. The unnamed worker, who was commended as an above-average employee, told Brazilian paper that he was wrongfully terminated from his position at Banco Itaú because he came out as gay on social media. The man worked at the […]
Legendary singer Barry Manilow has spoken publicly for the first time about being gay, and broken his silence on his nearly 40-year relationship with manager Garry Kief. For decades Barry Manilow gave the world timeless hits, while keeping his own life a total secret. Now at 73 years old, and after one of the longest and […]
A work-in-progress edit of the documentary PRIDE? screened at the BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival in March to great reception, but in order to get it finished and reach a wider audience, a crowdfunding campaign has been launched. The UK film is an exploration of what Pride means in a world of increased visibility and acceptance […]
A heartwarming photo of a YouTube star and his military boyfriend posing for prom has gone viral. Underwear model/vlogger Max Emerson and his boyfriend Andrés Camilo shared an adorable photo on Instagram of themselves recreating the classic prom pose. Camilo, a member of the National Guard who wasn’t out during his training, is shown wrapping his arms […]
In collaboration with The Equality Campaign, Airbnb has just launched the powerful Until We All Belong campaign. The campaign plans to make Airbnb’s support of marriage equality well-known and requests Australians to commit to wearing a ring, with ‘Until We All Belong’ engraved on the interior, until same-sex marriage is recognised in Australia. Airbnb is involved in advocacy for […]
Acrush is the latest ‘boy band’ making female fans swoon across the world, however this group isn’t your typical pop sensation — all five members are androgynous, assigned female at birth, but identify as genderless. The group, made up of Lu Keran, An Junxi, Peng Xichen, Min Junqian and Lin Fan, is quickly rising to fame in […]