Category: Around the World
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 […]
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has compared North Carolina’s HB2 law with the discriminatory Jim Crow laws of the formerly segregated Southern states. Lynch is a Greensboro native and the first African-American woman to serve as attorney general. She is a social advocate who has often played important roles in representing and fighting for minority groups. In […]
Hanscom Smith has married his Chinese male partner Lyu Yingzong (Eric Lu) in a ceremony in San Francisco, California. One of the USA’s most senior diplomats and Consul General in Shanghai has married his long-term partner during his holiday leave in the US. Hanscom Smith announced the marriage on the US Consul General Weibo account, saying […]
Disney fans all around the world are rallying together through social media to encourage more GLBT centric storylines from Disney. The figurehead of the rally is Queen Elsa from Disney’s epic animated adventure, Frozen. With rumour of a second Frozen instalment, social media has exploded with hashtag #giveelsaagirlfriend. Speculation over Elsa’s sexuality has been a long […]