Category: Around the World
Well, well, well. Ever since North Carolina passed its Bill to make people go to the toilet that corresponds to the sex on their birth certificate, the state has lost money as well as the respect of pretty much everyone who knows that limiting rights is not the way to go. And now Texas may […]
Coachella, the music festival that inspires people to dress like hippies, where models are constantly scouted, and, as it turns out, owned by a bigot. Phil Anschutz owns a company called AEG that runs Coachella, in addition to owning sports teams and venues (these include the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings, the Staples Centre […]
Sometime near the end of 2016, Kim Burrells, a well-known pastor and gospel singer, was filmed giving a sermon saying that being gay is “the spirit of delusion and confusion”. In it, she said “you as a man, you open your mouth and take a man’s penis in your face, you are perverted […] you […]
Just when you thought 2016 couldn’t throw something else into the mix, Comme des Garçons and Vetements have collaborated for three holiday sweaters – each LGBT+-themed. The ‘Gay, Lesbian and Fetish’ sweaters each take a different part of Pride history, and the flags and symbols that have been used to portray them. We launch […]
For some time, ‘Overwatch’ creators Blizzard Entertainment has been hinting that several of its characters are LGBT+, and in a holiday cartoon, it has been revealed that main character Tracer is in a committed relationship with tertiary character Emily. In the comic, Tracer is seen giving Emily a scarf for as a Christmas present, to […]
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 […]