Category: Around the World
George Michael, gay icon and pop superstar, was found dead on Christmas afternoon at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. His hairdresser, and current boyfriend, Fadi Fawaz took to Twitter to say that he found Michael. ITs a xmas i will never forget finding your partner dead peacefully in bed first thing in the morning.. I […]
Photo: Matthew Lyons Lorde, along with friend Jack Antonoff, covered Robyn’s ‘Hang With Me’ at Webster Hall in New York City on 12 December for an Ally Coalition benefit show. The Ally Coalition is a nationwide charity in the USA, based in Boston, which works with leaders in the entertainment, music and fashion industries […]
House Bill 2 (HB 2), more commonly known as the “bathroom bill” is once again in the news. After the drawn-out battle for governor of North Carolina (where current governor, Pat McCrory, refused to concede), the Capitol is going to meet within the next few days to repeal HB 2. This comes from Charlotte City […]
Article: Star Observer The South Australian Government is making good on its promise to amend discriminatory laws against LGBT+ people by passing five landmark bills in the past 48 hours. In 2015, Jay Weatherill’s government commissioned the South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) to investigate discriminatory legislation in the state’s law in regards to sexual orientation, gender, gender identity […]
Mike Pence is wandering Midtown Manhattan in blue short shorts collecting money for charity. Or not. The Mike Pence impersonator is, in fact, Glen Pannell, a graphic designer and model. He initially dressed up as the vice president-elect for Halloween, but after being in a bad place post-election, he thought he’d revive the costume to […]
To accompany their iconic bronze lions, HSBC’s Hong Kong headquarters has placed two rainbow lions in front of their building. The choice of the rainbow colouring is an outright statement of support for the LGBT+ community, with the installation being painted by local artist Michael Lam for HSBC’s “Celebrate Pride, Celebrate Unity” campaign. We are proud […]
Article: Star Observer New South Wales has recorded its lowest number of new HIV diagnoses for a single quarter in more than four years, with the NSW Government declaring it is on track to end HIV by 2020. The announcement that just 70 new HIV infections had been diagnosed in NSW – a 22 per […]
Mike Pence, vice president-elect of the United States of America, and utter homophobe and transphobe will be moving to Washington DC temporarily before moving into the Vice Presidential Mansion. In retaliation, many residents on NW Washington Street have taken to hanging up rainbow flags as a protest to his horrendous views on LGBT+-rights, including his […]