Category: Around the World
Memories of the Pulse Orlando gay club shooting are still fresh in everyone’s minds. Forty nine rainbow people and allies were killed in an attack that President Obama described as “act of terror and act of hate.” Dabiq-magazine, an Islamic state magazine dedicated to reporting on ISIS, says the group celebrated the Orlando attack and it’s political aftermath. […]
Those fighting epidemic say 2030 target is unrealistic as efforts to defeat it falter amid rising infection levels and drug resistance. Efforts to combat Aids in Africa are seriously faltering, with drugs beginning to lose their power, the number of infections rising and funding declining, raising the prospect of the epidemic once more spiralling out of […]
Prince Harry is well known for his bravery and devotion to social work. Prince Harry’s recent work includes working to eradicate the stigma and fear surrounding HIV testing by visiting HIV clinics and also attended International AIDS conference in South Africa. He posted a live Facebook video while undergoing an HIV test in order to […]
It is believed that this will be the first time an openly transgender person has been invited to speak at a major party convention. The Democratic National Convention is set for later this week and transgender campaigner Sarah McBride has been invited to speak in a historic first. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s National Press […]
Donald Trump has become the first ever Republican presidency candidate to mention GLBT people in a convention speech. With a checkered past when it comes to issues such as marriage equality for same-sex couples, Donald Trump used the safety of the rainbow community as a stance in his presidency. He said in his speech that he would […]
[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 […]