Category: Around the World
Article: Star Observer A Family Court judge has condemned the court process trans teenagers are subjected to before accessing medical treatment for transition. The process, which exclusively occurs in Australia, requires teens to apply to the court to start hormone treatment. Since its institution in 2004, no teenager has been denied treatment. Advocates describe the […]
Although La La Land got a record-setting 14 nominations this Oscars round, the Academy gave gay film Moonlight nods in eight categories. The film, which tells the story of a black American teenager coming to grips with his life and sexuality, is the only major LGBT+ movie to garner major attention. It has been nominated for Best Picture, […]
Expert Market has deemed Norway, Finland and Belgium as the best countries to work in if you are LGBT+. Popular OE destination for New Zealanders, the United Kingdom, ranks 9th. The bottom three countries are Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia. Factors taken into account were: Anti-discrimination legislation on employment, for both sexual orientation and gender identity […]
Bollywood actor, director and filmmaker Karan Johar’s new autobiography has sparked controversy amongst LGBT+ outlets. Why? Because he kind of comes out. In his book, An Unsuitable Boy, he writes “everybody knows what my sexual orientation is, I don’t need to scream it out. If I need to spell it out, I won’t only because I […]
In a twist of events, Buttercream Bakeshop donated the profits from its Trump inauguration cake to Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Many media outlets have reported that the cake looked a lot like Barack Obama’s, and in an Instagram post, they have confirmed it. Excited to share the cake we got to make for one […]
Image: Instagram (@hannegabysees) One of the top models in the world, Hanne Gaby Odiele, has just announced to the world that she is intersex. In an exclusive interview with USAToday, Odiele talks about how she was taken to the doctor regularly as a child to have secretive surgeries and how she is bringing awareness to […]
Article: Star Observer The man who drove through Melbourne’s CBD late last week killing at least five people and injuring dozens had allegedly stabbed his brother earlier that day over an altercation about his sexuality. The police had allegedly been chasing Dimitrious “Jimmy” Gargasoulas from Windsor into the city, where he drove through Bourke St […]
In a world that traditionally does not do well with LGBT+ figures, Atlanta rapper iLoveMakonnen (real name Makonnen Sheran) has come out as gay on his Twitter. He then summarised his tweets and captioned “thank you for letting me be myself.❤” on his Instagram. Thank you for letting me be myself.❤ A photo posted […]