Category: Around the World
Madonna claims that “Gay rights are way more advanced than women’s rights.” Speaking to Out Magazine, the Queen of Pop has said that she believes that gay rights are more advanced than women’s rights. “Women are still the most marginalized group,” she said. “They’re still the group that people won’t let change.” In comparing women to […]
The Australian Football League is set to host it’s first ever pride match as part of it’s efforts to eradicated homophobia in the game. afl.com.au reports that the first “Pride Cup” match will be played between Sydney and Fremantle during the NAB Challenge and will be played this Sunday, March 15 at Drummoyne Oval in Western […]
Moff Mors will be the very first GLBT character to be included in the Star Wars universe. University of Auckland Professor Katherine Sender spoke to express about the importance of the new inclusion. According to the sci-fi website Big Shiny Robot, the upcoming novel “Lords of the Sith” will feature a capable but flawed Imperial official […]
Sam Smith has spoken out about being the victim of homophobic attacks as well as the bullying he has faced from within the gay community. Speaking to UK newspaper The Sun, Smith says that when he first moved to London, he was the victim of verbal and physical attacks from homophobes as well as from those within the […]
The new anti marriage equality advertisement was aired at the same time as Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. However, one Australian television network refused to air it. In the new ad from an organisation called ‘Australian Marriage Forum’, viewers are urged to “think of the child” in regards to the impact of same-sex marriage, with a parent […]
A new report just published in the United Kingdom shows that 1 in 5 gay/bi teens are subject to discrimination from teachers at school. ‘One in five gay teenagers said they had been bullied or discriminated against by a teacher or another adult at school on the basis of their sexuality, in what was described […]
Another Sydney Mardi Gras has just wrapped up. News Editor Levi Joule was there and files this report from Sydney. The Mardi Gras parade down Sydney’s Oxford Street – There is nothing in the world quite like it. The glitz, the sparkle, the raunchiness, the powerful message of equality, all combining to make Sydney’s annual […]
News Editor Levi Joule writes from Sydney ahead of tonight’s Mardi Gras parade and party. There is an undeniable buzz of excitement in the streets of Sydney right now. Now in it’s 37th year, Sydney’s iconic Mardi Gras parade returns once more to Oxford Street. The annual Mardi Gras Festival attracts more than 25,000 interstate […]