Category: Around the World
Authorities confirm identity of killer as his father says ‘this has nothing to do with religion.’ Police have identified the gunman in the mass shooting at a gay club in Florida as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, an American citizen whose parents are from Afghanistan. Authorities in Orlando said they were investigating the shooting as an act […]
Iconic Swedish pop group and gay icons ABBA have reunited for a surprise performance at Stockholm’s Berns Hotel. The group, who disbanded in 1982, surprised audiences when they appeared on stage together for the first time since their split to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the day on which song writing duo Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny […]
In a world first, being ‘transgender’ will be declassified as a mental illness in Denmark from January next year in a move Danish parliamentarians say is to put pressure on the World Health Organisation (WHO) to follow suit. Social Democrat spokesman and Danish health committee deputy chairman Flemming Møller Mortensen told Ritzau news agency that trans people in Denmark […]
A symbol of queer pride, the rainbow flag, will be flown from the Houses of Parliament in London next month. Although the pride flag has been displayed in some government departments in the past, such as the Cabinet Office and the Department of education, this will be the first time it will be flown from […]
The Number of young people coming out in Ireland has increased by almost 40 percent since a referendum for marriage equality passed a year ago. The mainly conservative religious Irish voted to allow same-sex couples to marry a year ago, which has seen a marked increase in the mental health of LGBTI people in the […]
Researchers at Drexel University in Pennsylvania have discovered that bisexual women face a disproportionately high rate of anxiety, depression, substance use, and self harm. Annie Shearer, the study’s publication research assistant, said in a press release that “prejudice and stigma from gay and lesbian communities in addition to heterosexual communities” plays a large role in the high levels of depression […]
‘The Lord of the Rings’ star Sir Ian McKellen is set to inaugurate KASHISH 2016 on May 25. The festival will be the 7th edition of South Asia’s biggest LGBT film fest to be held from May 25-29, 2016. One of most successful British stars, Sir Ian McKellen will inaugurate the 7th edition of KASHISH Mumbai […]
Italy has made a leap forward in gay rights this week with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s confidence vote on a bill which grants legal rights to gay couples in the country. After years of lobbying against the oppression of the Catholic Church, the Italian government will now allow same sex couples to share a surname […]