Category: Around the World
The Catholic Church has come under fire after dismissing a high-ranking Polish priest on the same day he revealed that he was gay. Father Krzystof Charamsa, who held a post in the Vatican’s branch for protecting Catholic dogma, urged the Catholic church to change its ‘backwards’ attitude to homosexuality. The 43-year-old revealed that he also […]
Pope Francis’ meeting with an American woman at the center of a row over gay marriage was not something he had sought and should not be seen as an endorsement according to the Vatican. Retuers reports that the Vatican have released a statement saying there was “a sense of regret” that the pope had ever […]
Caitlyn Jenner will not face charges in relation to the February car crash that led to a death of another driver. In explaining their decision not to charge Caitlyn Jenner, California prosecutors released a statement saying there was “not enough evidence for a conviction”, in contradiction with earlier media reports that the local sheriff’s office […]
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has reaffirmed his commitment to equality despite the United Nations stripping GLBT rights out of its global goals. Ban Ki-moon has reaffirmed his commitment to GLBT equality despite stripping GLBT rights out of its global goals. The reaffirmation comes follows months of criticism from a number of GLBT groups who say the UN have […]
Microsoft Corp, Google Inc., and Coca-Cola are among a number of corporations who have joined a new group to push for GLBT rights globally. A number of corporations are joining forces to push for GLBT rights in the workplace globally. The organization is partly a response to the recent setbacks for gay, lesbian, bisexual and […]
Despite signing into law the controversial anti-gay propaganda law, the Russian President claims GLBT people face “no persecution at all” in Russia. Speaking on 60 Minutes, Vladmir Putin has claimed that Russia’s GLBT community faces “no persecution at all” and says that the perception that they are discriminated against is one that comes from the […]
Ellen Page has promised to promote diverse storytelling when producing films in the future. The Freeheld actress told a Zurich Film Festival press conference that she hopes to see more women – gay or straight – getting their stories told in Hollywood. “I’m focusing mostly on stories that are meaningful to me and stories for […]
“You have to understand one thing: I didn’t make this movie only for gay people” the director said. Director Roland Emmerich has has defended his decision to centre his GLBT drama Stonewall around a white, middle-class hero, claiming that a straight audience needs a “straight-acting” character to identify with. Speaking to Buzzfeed, Emmerich said his […]