Category: Around the World
The Cook Islands government is currently drafting a bill that will overhaul the Crimes Act of 1969 and remove the sections that outlaw “indecent acts” between two men. Currently, an “indecent act” between two men can see them punished with up to five years’ imprisonment, while consensual sodomy is punishable by up to seven years […]
Well-known candy company Snickers is partnering up with Gay Star News for a new campaign which is aimed at helping LGBT+ people accept themselves, paired with the slogan, “Be who you are”. Stories from LGBT+ community will be shared on Gay Star Support – a new part of the Gay Star News website. The stories […]
Retired Generals and Admirals of the US Military have joined together and taken a stand against US President Donald Trump’s total ban on transgender service members. Trump announced, via Twitter, that he would be reinstating the ban on trans troops in the military. The series of Tweets read; “After consultation with my Generals and military […]
Article | Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au Olympic diver Tom Daley has opened up about his marriage to filmmaker Dustin Lance Black and their age difference. Daley, 23, and Black, 43, married earlier this year in a stunning ceremony in the UK. Daley recently spoke to the Belfast Telegraph about his career, his marriage and their 20-year age gap. “Over the last […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com Marriage equality has been a longstanding hot topic in Australia, but renewed pressures within and outside of parliament have suggested that it could be passed as soon as this month. Here’s the rundown on how that could happen. When the Liberal Party returns to parliament next week the issue of marriage […]
New HIV infection rates in the Philippines are expected to skyrocket 140% in the next five years and the country now has the fastest growing epidemic in the Asia Pacific region, according to the United Nations. The number of new infections doubled in a six year period, from 4300 people in 2010 to 10,500 people […]
45 percent of trans and gender diverse students in Australia say they were sexually harassed in a university setting last year. The figures have been revealed in a newly released Australian Human Rights Commission national report on the subject of sexual assault and harassment at Universities across the ditch. The survey of 30,000 students across […]
Attendance at an HIV awareness event in Nigeria has led to the arrest of both gay and bisexual men. Punch magazine reported that the Vincent Hotel in Lagos State was raided by police on Saturday around 3:30pm, arresting at least 42 people. Tunji, a Nigerian local, told Punch that rumours had been circulating that the […]