Category: Around the World
Controversy has erupted over a pharmaceutical company’s plan to raise the cost of a drug used to treat HIV from US $13.50 to $750 overnight. The drug, called Daraprim, was acquired in August by Turing Pharmaceuticals, a start-up run by a former hedge fund manager. Turing immediately raised the price to $750 a tablet from […]
Las Vegas held it’s annual pride parade drawing tens of thousands of people. Las Vegas is one of the last US cities to hold it’s annual pride festivals, as summer in the northern hemisphere draws to a close. “It’s all about love, and it’s great to see all these people out here in support of love […]
The move has been met witch fierce criticism from a number of conservatives. US President Barack Obama has nominated longtime Pentagon official Eric Fanning to be the Army’s new secretary. If confirmed, Fanning, a civilian, would be the nation’s first openly gay leader of a military service. The move has been welcomed by GLBT rights […]
Argentina has ended it’s ban on gay men donating blood. At a signing ceremony for the resolutions lifting the ban, Health Minister Daniel Gollan said, “For a long time, people believed that homosexual relationships were more risky than heterosexual relationships” in terms of contracting HIV, a perception that had led to the initial ban. “What […]
The English pop star claims he received a call from the Russian President, despite denials from the Kremlin. Singer Sir Elton John says that he had received a phone call from an unlikely source — Russian President Vladimir Putin. Posting on Instagram, the singer said “Thank you to President Vladimir Putin for reaching out and […]
The newly appointed Australian Prime Minister will continue the Coalition’s policy of delaying a vote on marriage equality. Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed he will be following former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s lead and will not allow a free vote on marriage equality in the federal parliament. The decision instead will be made by the […]
It is understood that the party position in favour of a plebiscite on marriage equality would not change should Malcolm Turnbull win the Liberal Party leadership challenge from Prime Minister Tony Abbott. SOURCES have told the Star Observer that should Malcolm Turnbull win the impending Liberal Party leadership challenge he will stick with the party […]
Australian Prime Minister and marriage equality opponent Tony Abbott looks set to lose his position. Prime Minister Abbott received a request for a party room ballot for the leadership of the Liberal party from Malcolm Turnbull. Mr Turnbull resigned from cabinet and told a press conference that he believed Tony Abbott was not capable of […]