Category: Around the World
The lights introduced for Eurovision were set to remain a permanent fixture – until now. The Austrian city of Linz is set to lose its gay-themed pedestrian traffic lights after a criminal complaint was lodged against council members for allegedly contravening traffic regulations and wasting taxpayers’ money at a cost of 63,000 euros. “Traffic lights are […]
GLBT activists in London have a staged a graphic demonstration to protest against an immigration bill they say will increase discrimination and target vulnerable people on the brink of poverty. With masks covering their faces, activists from Lesbians and Gays support the Migrants (LGSM) stood in front of the Home Office and made small cuts in […]
Aceh’s new Islamic Criminal Code, or Qanun Jinayat, has now come into effect – mandating public floggings for anyone engaged in same-sex relations and sex outside of marriage. The new law has been condemned by local and international human rights groups at the new code, which will apply to non-Muslims and foreigners, as well as Aceh […]
The move by the Queensland government will now put pressure on its federal counterpart to enact marriage equality. Queensland has re introduced civil unions for same sex couples. Civil Unions were first introduced in Queensland in 2009, before being scrapped in 2012 by the last Liberla/National government because they were seen as too closely mimicking marriage. […]
Five gay refugees have been rehoused in the Netherlands after being threatened by fellow refugees. The five men (three Syrian, one Iraqi, one Iranian) were physically attacked and spat on. The men were originally housed in the Parool, a refugee centre in Amsterdam, but were moved to housing owned by corporation the Rochdale, reports Dutch […]
Trent Zimmerman has won the North Sydney by-election, becoming Australia’s first ever out gay MP to be elected to the lower house. Zimmerman, from the ruling Liberal Party will replace former minister Joe Hockey in the safe Liberal seat, who won despite a 13% swing against the Liberals the since federal election in 2013. “I want […]
A new short film, ‘When AIDS Was Funny’ unearths never-before-heard audio reaction to the escalating AIDS crisis. A new documentary film offers a revealing look back at the early 1980s and American President Ronald Reagan’s initial reaction to the emerging AIDS crisis. Filmmaker Scott Calonico’s short documentary, “When AIDS Was Funny,” debuted on the Vanity […]
Bosnia’s gay community are hoping the country’s bid to be a part of the European Union will help bring an end to anti GLBT violence. Bosnia’s EU bid has brought the nation’s human rights record under greater scrutiny, with the European Commission releasing reform guidelines in November, which included a warning that the country’s approach to GLBT […]