Category: Around the World
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com A memorial service has been held for the police officer and gay activist who was killed last week in Paris. Xavier Jugelé was killed by a gunman at the Champ-Élysées in an attack that also wounded two other officers and a bystander. Jugelé’s husband, Etienne Cardiles, has delivered an emotional […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com Police officer Xavier Jugelé, who was killed in last week’s attack on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, has been mourned as a champion of the LGBT+ community. Jugelé, 37, was openly gay and in a civil union with his partner. He was an active member of Flag, a French association […]
Tristan Reginato, a queer New York filmmaker, has debut his short-film, The Cost of Change. In the film, he touches on the familiar concept that many LGBT+ people have thought about throughout their coming out process – if you could change your sexuality, would you? The fictional film follows Yuri as he comes to terms […]
It’s no secret that us humans are completely and utterly fascinated with the human body – when it’s naked, that is. Whether it was Michelangelo’s statue of David or Boticelli’s Venus, there was nudity involved and we liked it. In celebration of the naked human body, Pornhub have just announced a new app called TrickPics, […]
53 young men have been arrested following the celebration of a same-sex wedding that they attended. They were charged with “belonging to a gang of unlawful society”. Mannir Nasir, prosecuting officer, told a court on Wednesday 19 April that the 53 young men were arrested on Saturday 15 April in the city of Zaria. Nigerian […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com A new study has found that LGBTI people aged over 50 who are married are healthier and happier than those who are single. The world-first study by the University of Washington found that older people had better physical and mental health, social support and financial resources than their single […]
Straight men across the Netherlands held hands this week to show solidarity with a gay couple who were brutally beaten in Arnhem — an attack that shook a nation that has long-prided itself on its tolerance. The outpouring of support came after the married couple, Jasper Vernes-Sewratan, 35, and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes, 31, were attacked by […]
Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz has said he believes there is evidence that LGBT+ people can ‘become’ heterosexual. Senator Abetz, who campaigned against the Safe Schools bullying program, says he believes that the media needs to be more balanced on reporting of sexuality issues and slammed business leaders over their campaign for same-sex marriage. During a recent […]