Category: Around the World

Vietnam is being labeled a leader on gay rights in Southeast Asia after the country’s communist government abolished a ban on same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples in Vietnam have already begun planning wedding ceremonies, Bloomberg reports, after a law came into force on New Year’s Day removing legal prohibition on marriages between people of the same […]

The US Senate has finally tabled a confirmation hearing for the openly gay official who is set to become head of the Army. The White House nominated Eric Fanning to serve as the US Secretary of the Army in September 2015. The nomination of Mr Fanning – already the highest ranking openly gay member of […]

On January 21st, the City of Port Philip will be dowsed in colour as rainbow flags are raised to launch Pride March Celebrations for 2016. It has been announced that this, the 21st annual Pride March, will have the theme of marriage equality. Deputy Mayor of City of Port Phillip, Cr Serge Thomann will join representatives […]

Taiwan Elects Pro GLBT President As well as being the country’s first female President, Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party is an outspoken independence campaigner who has called for the country to gain more autonomy from China. She is also a strong advocate for GLBT rights and same-sex marriage – despite no other Asian […]

2014 Eurovision Song Contest winner and LGBTI+ superstar Conchita Wurst has been announced as a headline act at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Rainbow fans will be treated to what is sure to be a stunning performance at the Mardi Gras Party on March 5th, ahead of her appearance at the Sydney Opera House.   […]

David Mundell, conservative Scottish MP and current Secretary of State, has publicly announced that he is gay. Since the announcement, Mundell, 53, has been meet with praise by both British Prime Minister David Cameron and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon. Mundell is the first openly LGBTI+ MP to sit on the cabinet. 

As one of the world’s top 5 LGBTI festivals, Melbourne’s long running Midsumma Festival features 145 social and community events running from 17 January to 7 February 2016. Over 100,000 people are expected to descend upon Alexandra Gardens to kick off proceedings with the Midsumma Carnival – a free celebration of diversity and pride.

Filed by a gay man in Changsha, the lawsuit names a civil affairs bureau in the capital of the Hunan Province, for refusing to receive his marriage registration application. The lawsuit is believed to be the first to challenge the lack of equal marriage opportunity in China. The man, who used the pseudonym Sun Wenlin, […]