Category: Around the World

Jan 06
Uber Driver Kicks Out Gay Couple For Kissing

The bad publicity just keeps on coming for Uber.  A gay couple were allegedly asked to leave a Uber taxi in London after the driver saw the pair kissing. Corey Watts and his boyfriend Jordan Sloan got into a Uber taxi at Covent Garden in London at 8pm but were thrown out just minutes later […]

Jan 06
US Pride DVD Cover Wipes Out Gay References

The US release of hit 2014 film Pride has removed any references to the film’s gay themes on the DVD cover.  Responding to the growing outrage ,CBS Films, resposbile for the film’s distribution has told UK website Pink News, “we’re looking into this now, and our page for the film remains the same as it […]

Dec 26
Michael Sam Says Other Gay NFL Players Thanked Him

Michael Sam has told Oprah Winfrey that there are multiple other gay players in the NFL and that they thanked him for coming out before he was picked in the 2014 NFL draft.  “A very few reached out to me and pretty much just told me their gratitude and how thankful they were that I […]

Dec 24
Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood “Should End” in US

Th Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that gay and bisexual men should no longer be banned from donating blood in the United States.  The United States has operated a blanket ban on all gay and bisexual men from donating blood since the HIV/Aids epidemic in the mid 1980’s. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]

Dec 22
Elton John Marries Long Term Partner

Elton John has married long term partner David Furnish exactly nine years after they entered into a civil partnership. Elton John shared photos from the wedding on Instagram. He captioned the intimate moment: ‘The exchange of vows. #ShareTheLove.’ John and Furnish entered a civil partnership on December 21, 2005 and and they picked the poignant date to […]

Dec 21
Was The Salvation Army’s Pro Gay PR Campaign Just Spin?

New documents have emerged in the United State suggesting that The Salvation Army’s pro GLBT PR campaign has been nothing more than an exercise in spin.  US based website Queerty.com has obtained secret documents from The Salvation Army highlighting the PR Spin campaign being run by the Christian organisation int trying to attract GLBT support. […]

Dec 21
Marriage Equality To Go Ahead in Florida

The US state of Florida is to join the growing list of states to allow same sex marriages.  The Supreme Court handed down the decision yesterday, denying a request by the state of Florida to put same-sex marriages on hold pending the outcome of appeal to the Eleventh Circuit. According to the order, Justices Scalia […]

Dec 19
Tori Johnson’s Partner Pays Tribute

Thomas Zinn, the partner of Tori Johnson, the Sydney siege hero has spoken to media about his loss for the first time since Tuesday’s tragedy.  Zinn spoke to Channel Nine’s Today show and talked about going to Martin Place for the first time to visit the makeshift memorial of flowers. “When I was down there […]