Category: Around the World
Social media star and make-up artist Manny Gutierrez was named Maybelline’s first ever male ambassador earlier this month. The majority of comments were positive, but anti-LGBT+ blogger and writer Matt Walsh tweeted a picture of Gutierrez with a warped comment on the concept of masculinity. Dads, this is why you need to be there to […]
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) has just announced that men who have sex with other men are now allowed to give blood – so long as the last time they had sexual contact was 12 months or more ago. While it may not sound like much, it is a big step forwards from the […]
Article: Star Observer A recent survey has found that ninety per cent of LGBT+ Australians are against the religious exemptions proposed in the government’s draft marriage equality bill. The proposals would allow same-sex couples to be refused service by civil celebrants, faith-owned businesses and other service providers in return for legalising same-sex marriage. The bill […]
Noor Salman, the widow of Pulse Nightclub shooter, Omar Mateen, has been arrested at her home in the San Francisco area. She has been charged by the federal court, filed in the Middle District of Florida for obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting Mateen’s material support to ISIS. Law enforcement officials suspect that she […]
Jennifer Holliday, best known for her role as one of the original Dreamgirls in the Broadway show, has officially pulled out of performing at Trump’s inauguration. In a letter to her fans, published on The Wrap, Holliday says that she “wanted my voice to be a healing and unifying force for hope through music to help our […]
A mural of the late George Michael has appeared on the corner of Bray Street and Concord Streets in Sydney. Down the road from the entrance of Sydney Park, the mural, painted by local artist Scott Marsh was commissioned by Stereogamous, a music production duo based in Sydney made up of DJ Seymour Butz and […]
Source: The Local Denmark Since January last year, Denmark has been allowing hormone treatment to be administered to youth from the age of 12 who feel they were born in the wrong body. Initial forecasts put 50 minors as the intended number to be treated, but this was blown apart in the first six months, […]
All state-funded and state-sponsored travel for Californian diplomats has now been banned for destinations with anti-LGBT+ laws. The four states that currently are off-limits are Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. Assembly Bill 1887 was passed into law in September 2016 but came into effect this year. The Bill says “California must take action to […]