Category: Around the World

Image: Reuters Even though the Taiwan Pride Festival has occurred for 14 years, this year’s Pride is the most charged, with the legalisation of same-sex marriage a proper possibility. Tens of thousands of people descended upon Taipei for the annual event, with marchers coming from all over Asia. The reason for this being that Taiwan […]

Article and picture: Star Observer A gay couple killed in a tragic accident on a ride at the Gold Coast’s Dreamworld theme park were much-loved family men. Luke Dorsett, 35, and his partner Roozbeh (Roozi) Araghi, 38, were on the Thunder River Rapids with Dorsett’s sister Kate Goodchild, 32, when a conveyor belt malfunction caused the […]

Proposed by Lib Dem peer Lord Sharkey, men who were convicted of having same-sex intercourse are to have their records wiped clean of the charge. This includes both those deceased (who will receive automatic pardons for sexual acts that are no longer deemed criminal) and living (who will need to apply to the Home Office […]

In the BBC’s newly released ‘Content Diversity and Inclusion Commissioning Guidelines’, it sets targets for 2017 and 2020 for the make-up of both its workforce and on-screen portrayal. Specifically, it has set an 8 per cent target for 2020 for the LGBT+ community. In terms of the workforce, this target is inclusive of all staff […]

Kesha has been having a hard time of it with the legal system not breaking her contract with producer Dr Luke, but it hasn’t stopped her from forging through and helping those in the LGBT+ community. In a video for Vevo, Kesha outlines why she votes: she does it because “using your voice and your truth, […]

All 12 members of the National Gay Media Association (NGMA) of the USA have officially endorsed Hillary Clinton to become the next President. The NGMA is a trade association of the USA’s longest-serving and most award-winning LGBT+ newspapers, with a combined circulation (both print and online) of over one million readers a week. What makes […]

Article and picture: Sydney Star Observer Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has confirmed the Labor party will block legislation to hold a plebiscite on marriage equality. The decision the caucus made today followed Shorten’s and Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek’s advice to not support the parliament. Plebiscite legislation is now unlikely to pass the Senate […]

11 October is International Coming Out Day! And to celebrate, we have this short film for you to watch. Trust us, it’s hilarious.