Category: Around the World
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 […]
A Sydney man has been sentenced to at least 17 months in jail for using Grindr as a way to lure in robbery victims. Corey Draper, 23, used the app to locate potential victims in his area. After chatting online, the suggestion was made to meet up to use the drug ice the Sydney Morning Herald […]
Deputy Labor leader Tanya Pilbersek has delivered a powerful speech to Australia’s federal parliament on the importance on Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Watch below: