Category: Around the World
The brand new web series Quite Frankly is a coming-of-age gay story unlike anything we’ve ever seen before and might just be the world’s first gay stoner comedy. Centred around the life of Frank Hankins, an early twenty-something millennial who moves to Sydney from New Zealand and starts coming to terms with his sexuality, Quite Frankly […]
The gay New Zealand man who defrauded his employer and the Queensland taxpayer for almost 17 million dollars still owes the government 8.5 million under a court order to recover proceeds of crime. All of his lavish possessions were sold at a fraction of their value in an attempt to recorder this money, which included the […]
According to the UK’s Department for Culture, Media & Sport access to pornography is encouraging young people to experiment with anal intercourse. Consultation documents from the Department report that over exposure to pornography can have a number of detrimental effects on young people, most surprising of all being that it encourages young people to have anal sex before they […]
Colombia’s constitutional court has ruled in favour of marriage equality overnight after its national parliament first rejected it in 2013. The favourable ruling came about after five delays since the case was brought to the Constitutional Court in August last year, making Colombia the fourth Latin American country to embrace marriage equality. Interior Minister Juan Fernand Cristo confirmed in May […]
After 27 seasons and over a decade of hints and suggestions, Waylon Smithers has finally revealed his sexuality on The Simpsons. The episode has been applauded for its understated and delicate handling of Smithers’ coming out. His affection for his employer, Mr Burns, has been one of The Simpsons’ longest-running plot devices. However, in an episode aired in the US this week, […]
Amidst growing debate concerning gender neutrality, Scotland is leading the charge by pledging to reform gender recognition law pending the return of the Scottish National Party in the upcoming election. Nicole Sturgeon comments that a change to the law will “bring it into line with international best practice” and recognise people who neither identify as […]
A 31-17 vote by the Mississippi senate on Wednesday marks the most strongly supported anti-LGBT legislation in the United States. House Bill 1523 is a “religious freedom” bill which protects people, religious organisations, and certain businesses from having to serve people from the LGBT community. It would also protect those opposed to recognizing the gender identity […]
Three states in the US have had anti-LGBT legislation opposed or altogether halted by major business and sporting bodies this week. In North Carolina, state lawmakers removed protections for LGBT people, while similar so-called “religious freedom” bills were proposed in both Georgia and Missouri. Last Wednesday, the North Carolina Republican-lead House of Representatives introduced and passed House Bill […]