Category: Around the World
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com Police officer Xavier Jugelé, who was killed in last week’s attack on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, has been mourned as a champion of the LGBT+ community. Jugelé, 37, was openly gay and in a civil union with his partner. He was an active member of Flag, a French association […]
Tristan Reginato, a queer New York filmmaker, has debut his short-film, The Cost of Change. In the film, he touches on the familiar concept that many LGBT+ people have thought about throughout their coming out process – if you could change your sexuality, would you? The fictional film follows Yuri as he comes to terms […]
It’s no secret that us humans are completely and utterly fascinated with the human body – when it’s naked, that is. Whether it was Michelangelo’s statue of David or Boticelli’s Venus, there was nudity involved and we liked it. In celebration of the naked human body, Pornhub have just announced a new app called TrickPics, […]
53 young men have been arrested following the celebration of a same-sex wedding that they attended. They were charged with “belonging to a gang of unlawful society”. Mannir Nasir, prosecuting officer, told a court on Wednesday 19 April that the 53 young men were arrested on Saturday 15 April in the city of Zaria. Nigerian […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com A new study has found that LGBTI people aged over 50 who are married are healthier and happier than those who are single. The world-first study by the University of Washington found that older people had better physical and mental health, social support and financial resources than their single […]
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 […]