Category: Around the World
A number of GLBT groups have announced they will boycott Pittsburgh Pride in protest of Iggly Azalea, who they accuse of making homophobic statements. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pittsburgh chapter of GLSEN and other GLBT groups have announced they are dropping out of the Pride celebrations to protest the inclusion of Australian singer […]
GLBT people across the world are still the victims of widespread violent abuse and discrimination according to a new United Nations report. The United Nations human rights chief has revealed in a new report that gay, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people are victims of “pervasive violent abuse, harassment and discrimination” in all regions of the world. The […]
Marriage equality is no still no closer to becoming a reality in Australia following Tony Abbott’s decision to not even address the issue during today’s coalition party room meeting. The Star Observer reports that at today’s Coalition party room meeting, which comes just a day after Labor leader Bill Shorten introduced a marriage equality bill to […]
A television station in Tennessee has refused to air an equal marriage ad featuring a gay Republican soldier. The WRCB station in Chattanooga, Tennessee, said it chose not to run the ad featuring Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, a US Navy combat veteran, because the issue was too “controversial”. The video, produced by the group Freedom To […]
Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce has made her social media debut. Jenner has set the world record for obtaining the fastest 1 million followers, beating Barack Obama’s record set last month. Jenner reached 1 million followers within four hours, beating Obama’s record by 1 hour. The new twitter profile is part of Caitlyn Jenner’s […]
A bullish Mardi Gras says it may cut Party ticket prices to claw its way back to profit as organisation cuts loss by half. IN what could be good news for clubbers, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has flagged cutting the price of Party tickets to attract more punters as part of an effort […]
Over 20 arrests were made yesterday in Moscow as police shut down a gay rights rally in the Russian capital. The arrests were made after authorities had blocked a request to hold a pride parade for the tenth year in a row, resulting in demonstrators taking to Tverskaya Square. Reuters reports that Anti-gay Orthodox campaigners also […]
Australian Labor leader Bill Shorten has introduced a bill to the house of representatives which would legalise same sex marriage. Telling fellow MPs the “opportunity of a generation” was before them, opposition leader Bill Shorten has introduced Labor’s marriage equality bill to the federal parliament. “Let this law reflect the nation we all want to […]