Category: Around the World
The Transgender solider now faces “indefinite solitary confinement” after being found in possession of Vanity Fair’s June issue as well as GLBT magazine The Advocate Chelsea Manning, the US army soldier serving a 35-year military prison sentence for leaking official secrets, has been threatened with indefinite solitary confinement for being found in possession of the […]
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is facing a revolt from his own backbench over marriage equality. The Coalition party room decided to not allow a free vote after a marathon five and a half hour meeting. Speaking after the vote, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said “there was a strong view in the party room that […]
The chances marriage equality will pass in the current Australian parliament are virtually zero. Tony Abbott’s Liberal/National coalition has dashed the hopes of same sex marriage proponents in Australia, by rejecting a free vote on the issue. Coalition MPs voted 66 to 33 not to allow a conscience vote. The party room vote was held […]
Critically acclaimed playwright Larry Kramer has hit back at those within the GLBT community boycotting Stonewall. Since the release of Stonewall’s first trailer, there has been intense criticism from some within the GLBT community who have argued that the Roland Emmerich directed film “whitewashed” the story and has diminished the contributions of racial minorities and […]
Canberra airport lights up in rainbow colours to greet arriving MPs as the campaign for marriage equality in Australia ramps up. The marriage equality campaign in Australia has ramped up, with mass rallies being held across the country over the weekend as the Australian Marriage Equality’ national campaign unveiled its new slogan, #WeCanDoThis. Meanwhile, Canberra […]
Charl Van Den Berg, Mr Gay South Africa 2009 and Mr Gay World 2010, has died. Van Den Berg died after losing his battle with lymphoma at the age of 33. Van Den Berg was a restaurant manager in Cape Town when he was crowned Mr Gay South Africa at the 2009 competition, he would […]
The AFL’s first openly gay player has announced he will run for parliament as a candidate for the Australian Greens. Jason Ball, the first openly gay Australian rules player, has announced he will stand as a Greens candidate in the federal Melbourne seat of Higgins at the next federal election, which is expected to be […]
A group of GLBT Ugandans bravely marched in their very own pride parade, despite the risk of imprisonment. At a secluded beach in Entebbe, on Lake Victoria just outside Uganda’s capital Kampala, a group of about 70 GLBT Ugandans, holding banners including “I have a relationship with Jesus and I’m gay”, marched a short distance […]