Category: Around the World

May 24
Updated: Ireland Says Yes to Marriage Equality

Ireland has voted overwhelmingly to approve same sex marriage in a historic referendum result. The Republic of Ireland has officially voted to legalise same-sex marriage. Just after counting began, at 9am BST, Saturday morning. it become clear that after an “unusually high” turnout, marriage eqaulity would become a reality in Ireland, with prominent “no” campaigners conceding defeat early on. […]

May 22
Irish Working Class Could Prove Decisive in Historic Marriage Equality Victory

Polls will soon open in Ireland, where voters will take part in a referendum on legalising same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, one long time campaigner for equality has predicted that the yes vote will win, thanks to the support of the Irish working class. The people of Ireland are about to head to their local polling booths […]

May 21
Kris Jenner “Mourns the loss” of Ex Husband, says “Bruce Died”

Kris Jenner has revealed her true feelings on ex husband Bruce Jenner’s transition.  Kris Jenner has spoken for the first time since the news broke that her ex husband would transition to living life as a woman. On a recent episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians: All About Bruce. Kris says “I just miss Bruce,” […]

May 20
Michigan Pastor Who Condemned GLBT Rights Resigns After Being Caught On Grindr

The Michigan pastor says on Grindr that he is a top who “loves to cuddle” Reverend Matthew Makelay resigned as pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church and School in Midland, Michigan after he was caught sending messages seeking sex from other men on the popular gay hook up Grindr. Queerty.com reports that Makelay was caught […]

May 18
Gay Penguins in Bondage Book Upsets Kaiapoi Preschool Parents

A picture book featuring gay penguins in bondage gear with whips somehow found its way into the collection of Kaiapoi preschool, upsetting some. Gus and Waldo’s Book of Love features a pair of same sex male penguins in bondage gear with whips  and the line “they love each other with a dash of spice.” The book written […]

May 17
Luxembourg PM Makes History in Marrying Partner

The Luxembourg Prime Minister became the first EU leader tom enter into a same-sex union Xavier Bettel tied the knot with his partner Gauthier Destenay,who he has been in a civil partnership with since March 2010, on Friday at a private ceremony. The world’s only openly gay leader made use of the equal marriage laws introduced by […]

May 15
GLBT Veterans in United States Get First Federally Approved Monument

A monument celebrating the contribution of  GLBT veterans in the United States will be unveiled in a national cemetery near Chicago on Memorial Day. The Guardian reports that the monument is a  black granite slab flanked by two blocks of pale granite, that will feature the five seals of the military’s main branches – the army, […]

May 14
Christian Group in Tonga Tell “Immoral and Evil” GLBT Activists to Leave The Country

A Tongan church group have set up a protest outside an GLBT rights conference in the nation’s capitol, telling “evil” and “immoral” GLBT rights advocates to “go home.” Kaniva News reports that the Christian protestors  have hung a banner on the Nuku’alofa waterfront telling GLBT activists across the road at a conference to “go home” as […]