Category: Around the World
[TW: Mentions of suicide, homicide, description of injuries] An inquest into the death of fa’afafine woman Jeanine Tuivaiki has proven inconclusive according to the Coroner’s report. Dr. Agape Amituanai, who examined the body when she first arrived at the hospital around five in the morning, said that says that there was bruising to Tuivaiki’s upper […]
A homicide investigation into the death of Jeanine Tuivaiki has been put into play by the District Court of Samoa according toPolice Media Officer Maotaoalii Kaioneta Kitiona. Tuivaiki was a twenty year old fa’afafine woman whose body was published on the cover of the Samoa Observer earlier this year when she was found dead in a Catholic Church […]
The Catholic Church in Scotland has indicated that they will help in the fight to curb homophobia in the classroom. Time for Inclusive Education (TIE), a campaign for LGBT-inclusive education in Scottish schools, has said that the Catholic Church in Scotland is willing to help them in their mission. TIE have been working to introduce […]
GENDR, a membership-based online community that celebrates, shares and respects everyone’s identity on the spectrum, is set to be released to the public tomorrow. The smartphone application was conceptualised by two friends who realized there were no apps available to bring together the people, products and places that connect to the continuum of human sexuality and […]
Figures obtained from UK clinics show referral increases of several hundred percent, leading to long waits for new patients. The number of Britons taking steps to change their gender has shot up dramatically in recent years, leaving vulnerable people waiting years for treatment. Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal increases in the […]
Oxford University has announced that it will replace “stale” portraits of “pale” men with gay, female and black icons. Oxford says it was trying to combat criticism that it is “one of the most male, pale and stale places of learning in Britain” but replacing primarily white male portraits with images of a diverse range of notable […]
In a defining vote, the United Nations Human Rights Council has mandated the appointment of an Independent Expert on the “protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation, and gender identity”. It is a historic victory for the human rights of all persons who are at risk of discrimination and violence because of their sexual […]
A video was released today by the Human Rights Campaign and produced by Ryan Murphy paying tribute to the lives of the GLBT people and allies who lost their lives at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub on June 12, 2016. 49 celebrities came together to honour the victims of the horrific attack, sharing the victim’s lives in brief stories […]