Category: Around the World
Officials in Thailand’s government are considering erecting a prison, just outside of Bangkok, especially for those who identify as LGBT+. Since 1993, Thailand has separated LGBT+ inmates during sleeping time – in the daytime, all inmates socialise in the same space. Pattaya Remand Warden Watcharavit Vachiralerphum tells AP, “if we didn’t separate them, people could start fighting […]
Article: Star Observer Members of Victoria’s LGBT+ community flocked to St Kilda over the weekend for the city’s annual Pride March, which saw thousands of marchers take to the streets to celebrate their diverse identities. The 22nd march attracted a number of high-profile politicians including Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, State Premier Daniel Andrews, and Minister […]
After the series of Women’s Marches around the USA and the world, where thousands upon thousands of women marched in support of women’s rights, we are set to witness another, this time, for LGBT+ Pride. Set for 11 June to coincide with Washington DC’s Pride festival, the march’s Facebook page has over 95,000 people interested […]
Iceman, one of the X-Men, has finally had his first gay kiss. Since coming out in 2015, he finally gets a same-sex romantic storyline in issue #17. Iceman met his love interest last year, in X-Men #13, after a failed trip out to a gay bar. He meets (and gets the number of) Romeo at the […]
In one of outgoing-president Barack Obama’s actions on his final day of office, he issued a memo to the US Citizenship and Immigration Service to alter laws regarding trans immigrants. Now, trans immigrants may have their US documentation changed if they have documents issued by foreign healthcare officials, as well as those issued by those […]
The latest in the trend of rebooting our favourite noughties shows, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is set to return to our screens. This time, on Netflix. Unfortunately, the original cast of Ted Allen, Jai Rodriguez, Carson Kressley, Thom Filicia, and Kyan Douglas will not be starring, though this means that we will get a new […]
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, […]