Category: Around the World
Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan will make history tomorrow, Saturday 1 April, as he is honoured at the 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Since beginning his career with YouTube videos nearly a decade ago, Sivan has become a powerful voice in promoting equality. Now his work in the LGBT+ community has earned him a spot in history […]
In the last decade, it is safe to say that a huge amount of research has taken place in regards to HIV positive people using cannabis. Some benefits of cannabis use includes helping with anxiety and depression, an increase in appetite, and suppressing feelings of nausea. Despite this research, many healthcare providers are still against […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com.au ICON Julie Andrews is hosting a new show on Netflix that teaches kids about performing arts. Among its puppet characters, the show features one who is gender-neutral and non-binary. Julie’s Greenroom features Andrews, a cast of puppets and celebrity guests from Hollywood and Broadway. The gender-neutral puppet, Riley, is one of […]
ISIS have been found responsible for the death of a young man, having thrown him off a rooftop and hitting him with rocks – all because they found out he was gay. The mob released pictures of the young mans very-public execution which took place in Mosul, carried out in the name of Allah and […]
Germany’s cabinet has just approved a bill stating that all convicted gay men who were prosecuted after World War 2 will have their convictions overturned. Any gay man that was convicted between 1949 – 1969 who are still alive can expect to receive financial compensation for any suffering that they endured under the legislation. This […]
A man proposed to his long-time boyfriend during Adele’s concert in Melbourne this week, after the acclaimed singer brought them both onstage after seeing Chris, 40, crying in the crowd. The pair said that they were originally from Perth but had been living in Melbourne for around ten years. Wade, 37, then got down on […]
YouTube content creators have become increasingly aware that some videos tackling LGBT+ issues are being inexplicably censored when users switch on YouTube’s ‘Restricted Mode’, an optional tool used to filter out offensive content, even when those videos are family-friendly. According to Google, which owns YouTube, Restricted Mode is meant to “screen out potentially objectionable content that […]
While HIV as a death sentence is very much a thing of the past for people living with the virus, the stigma surrounding it sadly remains very much part of our present. To help break the silence, London activist George Hankers decided to take to the streets for a video project in support of those living […]