Category: Around the World

Apr 13
Openly Gay Auckland Mayoral Candidate: “Pride Festival Not Core Council Business”

Openly gay Affordable Auckland leader Stephen Berry is back for another shot at the Auckland mayoralty. He sat down with News Editor Levi Joule to talk about his campaign and his plans to eliminate council funding to Auckland’s Pride festival.  Stephen Berry is first out of the blocks in the race to be Auckland’s next mayor […]

Apr 13
Hillary Clinton Hires Openly Gay Campaign Manager To Run 2016 Presidential Bid

Hillary Clinton has made US political history, announcing 35 year old Robby Mook who is openly gay as the campaign manager of her 2016 Presidential bid. The Vermont-born Mook will be the first openly gay manager of a major presidential campaign. He takes the reins of the campaign with a track record as a low-key […]

Apr 13
Mormons Team Up With Evangelical Christians to Oppose Same Sex Marriage

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has teamed up with evangelical Christians in the United States to ask the US Supreme Court to prevent same sex marriage from becoming legal across the country. With the United States Supreme Court set to rule on the issue of same sex marriage in coming months, the […]

Apr 13
Watch: GLBT Ally Hillary Clinton Announces Run For US President

Hillary Clinton has officially announced that she is running for United States President.  In a 2 minute video which featured a same sex couple, Clinton announced “I’m running for president.” “Everyday Americans need a champion. And I want to be that champion,” Mrs. Clinton said. “So I’m hitting the road to earn your vote — because […]

Apr 10
Catholic Priest Fired For Hosting Gay Sex Orgies

An Italian Catholic priest has been fired after it was revealed he had organised and hosted a number of orgies with gay men. A 32-year-old man says that he was contacted by the disgraced priest last year through Facebook. He says that the priest tried to get him to engage in sex acts with him […]

Apr 09
Obama Administration Calls For End to ‘Conversion’ Therapy

US President Barack Obama has called for an end to the dangerous practice of  ‘conversion’ therapy.  In a statement that was posted on Wednesday evening alongside a WhiteHouse.gov petition, Mr. Obama condemned the practice known as conversion therapy. ‘Conversion’ therapy is a range of treatments that aim to change sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual. […]

Apr 09
Barry Manilow Weds Longtime Manager Garry Kief

It has been revealed that Barry Manilow married his longtime manager Garry Kief in a private ceremony late last year. The news came as a surprise to some fans, with Manilow having not previously acknowledged his sexuality in the past, despite rumours. People.com report that although the couple chose to keep the wedding completely private and […]

Apr 08
Anti Gay Rights Senator Announces Presidential Campaign

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has joined Ted Cruz in the race to seek the Republican party nomination for the US Presidency.  Rand Paul is a freshman Senator who won his Kentucky Senate seat in 2010 with the backing of the far right tea party. He is the son of congressman Ron Paul who himself sought […]