Category: Around the World
Article: Star Observer Australia’s peak HIV body is calling for the approval of self-testing devices to help find earlier diagnoses of the virus. The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations has urged the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to fast-track the national approval of the devices, in light of the TGA’s plan to implement a new pathway […]
In a time when Planned Parenthood is being threatened with being de-funded, and where sex education in the USA is practically non-existent, Pornhub is surprisingly jumping in to fill the gap. Led by Dr Laurie Betito, a clinical psychologist with a focus on sexuality, the site plans on providing information regarding safe sex, intimacy and […]
Don’t be a drag, just be a queen! This already victorious week for Lady Gaga has just got even more exciting. Coming off her extremely successful Super Bowl performance, Gaga announced that she’d be embarking on the Joanne World Tour in 2017 along with her unexpected duet with Metallica happening at the Grammys on Sunday. And if […]
Creator Josh Thomas tweeted last week that his hit TV series, Please Like Me, was ending. Originally airing on ABC2 in Australia before being picked up by Pivot, and then Hulu, in the USA, Please Like Me has gained a worldwide following. Hey I have news. We have decided Season 4 #PleaseLikeMe is the last. I’ve loved […]
If you did not care that the Patriots took out this year’s Super Bowl, you would have at least noticed that Lady Gaga was performing the famed half-time show. She definitely delivered, starting her 13-minute set with God Bless America, moving into This Land is Your Land and finishing with the Pledge of Allegiance. Gaga […]
Over the weekend, thousands showed up to the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City to protest President Donald Trump. Although the crowd was mainly LGBT+, the crowd was protesting all measures being undertaken by the White House, especially after the recent Muslim ban. As the event’s Facebook page says, the protesters “stand in solidarity […]
Sapporo, Japan’s fourth most populous city, has unveiled draft rules to recognise partnerships between LGBT+ people. This includes same-sex and trans couples. In a similar way to New Zealand’s civil union, couples would take a ‘partnership vow’ and the city government would recognise the two people as a legal couple, allowing them to access life […]
Article: Star Observer Victoria has a new complaints watchdog that will be able to investigate and ban anyone trying to practise ‘gay conversion therapy’ in the state. Lawyer Karen Cusack has been announced as the state’s first Health Complaints Commissioner, a role that will see her launch investigations and ban unregistered practitioners from treating patients […]