Category: Around the World
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has responded to questions on GLBT characters in the novel. Rowling was asked a question by a Twitter fan who asked if there were any gay students at the school. . A fan tweeted Rowling and asked ‘do you think there are a lot of LGBT students in modern age […]
In a statement released this afternoon, Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras said: “We must ensure that everyone is made to feel welcome in our beautiful city and that this tragic event doesn’t change our openness, acceptance and embrace of people from all communities.” The festival has said that while many might be scared by […]
Tori Johnson, manager of the Lindt Café in Martin’s Place, Sydney is survived by his partner of 14 years Thomas Zinn. Zinn and Johnson’s family have issued the following statement: “We are so proud of our beautiful boy Tori, gone from this earth but forever in our memories as the most amazing life partner, son […]
It has just emerged that a gay couple in Spain’s capital of Madrid were attacked by a group of Neo Nazi thugs last Friday. The Huffington Post reports that ten men and a woman approached the pair while they were sitting on a bench with a friend in the Temple of Debod district of the […]
Openly Lesbian Skier Anja Paerson has said the International Olympic Committee failed to stand up for human rights when it allowed this year’s Winter Olympics to be held in Russia. Swedish gold medallist skier Anja Paerson has responded to the recent changes made to the Olympic Committee charter to make it more GLBT inclusive. Speaking […]
The gay community in Egypt is on high alert after a series of raids on bathhouses and arrests. The bathhouse raids are the latest in a serious of crackdowns on the GLBT community in Egypt. Foreign Policy reports from Cairo on the rather bleak situation for Egypt. ‘There are now more than 100 members of […]
For Kiwis heading over to next year’s Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras after Auckland Pride, a delayed Mardi Gras schedule means there will be more time to enjoy the festival. The 2015 festival focuses on the theme of ‘PASSION’ and the festival encourages “one and all to find your passion.” Mardi Gras ’15 will […]
A new marketing campaign by “ex gay” organisation Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays has just been dealt a major blow by the model used in their new marketing campaign. Kyle Roux, a South African model who is openly gay, says that he opposes the billboard, which reads, “Identical twins. One gay. One not. We […]