Category: Around the World
Homophobic attitudes are relatively prevalent among Australian teenage boys according to a new study, contributing to poorer mental health and increased suicide risk among same-sex attracted young people. The research from Beyondblue looked at attitudes of 12 to 17-year-old boys towards lesbian, gay and bisexual people, and towards homophobic bullying. Most participants in the study […]
Twitter is the latest US company to take a stance against discriminatory anti GLBT laws that have been introduced in over 20 American states. Twitter tweeted today, “We’re disappointed to see state bills that enshrine discrimination. These bills are unjust and bad for business. We support #EqualityForAll.” Twitter is among a variety of other major […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook has writing a scathing editorial on Indiana’s newly passed ‘religious freedom’ law which allows for GLBT discrimination. Writing an op ed for The Washington Times, Cook says “There’s something very dangerous happening in states across the country,” wrote Cook in the Sunday edition of the paper. “[T]he bill enacted in Indiana last week […]
The US state of Indiana has passed a new law last week allowing for the discrimination of GLBT people on the basis of “religious freedom” Indiana’s controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act will not be changing despite critics saying it allows business owners to discriminate against members of the GLBT community. Pence, speaking on ABC’s “This […]
Star Observer’s Benedict Brook takes a look at the New South Wales politicians using Grindr to attract votes ahead of tomorrow’s state election. THE chances of Penny Sharpe picking up on Grindr aren’t looking great. For a start, there’s no face pic. This, as regular uses will tell you, is a complete no-no. And secondly, […]
David Leyonhjelm will not introduce his ‘Freedom to Marry’ bill to the Australian Senate today as was previously planned. Speaking to Sky News, Leyonhjelm said that his decision not to introduce the ‘Freedom to Marry’ bill was because Tony Abbott’s Liberal party still did not allow a free vote on the issue. “I was going to bring […]
California Attorney General Kamala Harris asked a court Wednesday to intervene and allow her to block an incendiary planned ballot measure authorizing the killing of gays and lesbians. Calling the proposed “Sodomite Suppression Act” patently unconstitutional and utterly reprehensible, Harris filed a request with the Superior Court in Sacramento seeking to be relieved of her […]
American cable network HBO has officially cancelled popular gay series Looking. Out.com reports that despite critical acclaim and a small but devoted fan base, Looking won’t see another season, HBO has confirmed. The network issued the following statement: After two years of following Patrick and his tight-knit group of friends as they explored San Francisco in […]