Category: Around the World
Leslie Feinberg, the author of the seminal transgender novel Stone Butch Blues, has died at home in Syracuse, New York, at the age of 65 following complications from a number of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease. According to The Guardian, Feinberg’s last words were: “Remember me as a revolutionary communist.” An obituary written by Feinberg’s wife, […]
US Agency for International Development (USAID) has strengthened it’s commitment to the global GLBT community following the recent Global Conference on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Rights and Inclusive Development where a new study has found a link and relationship between GLBT inclusion and economic development in emerging economies. At the Global Conference on Gay, Lesbian, […]
Since the start of the campaign to save Benjy the gay bull from slaughter, 165 backers have so far come forward pledging over £2,000. ‘We are really blown away by the support for Benjy at this very early stage in the campaign’, said Graham Davies from TheGayUK. ‘Donations have been coming in from as far […]
Colin Farrell has made a sincere plea to his fellow countryfolk, asking them to vote in favour of legalising same sex marriage in his native country Ireland. Farrell writes about the experience of his brother Eamon who is gay: My brother Eamon didn’t choose to be gay. Yes, he chose to wear eyeliner to school and that […]
US President Barack Obama delivered a wide ranging speech at the University of Queensland yesterday with his brief mention of gay and lesbians sparking emphatic applause from the Brisbane crowd. “We’ll advice human dignity by standing up for the rights of minorities,” he told around 1,000 students during the G20 summit of world leaders in […]
As Cuba emerges from decades under the repressive regime of Fidel Castro, the nation’s embrace of diversity is beutifully captured in photographer Mariette Pathy Allen’s new book, TransCuba. Mariette Pathy Allen’s TransCuba is both an intimate peek into the everyday lives of Cuba’s trans female population as it is a visual record of the country’s […]
A global conference on GLBT rights is set to begin in Washington DC, hosted by the United States state department. The U.S. Department of State and USAID will host the third Conference to Advance the Human Rights of and Promote Inclusive Development for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Persons on November 12-14, in Washington, […]
The new legislation, the Prohibition of Unnatural Sexual Practices Bill of 2014, is harsher and even more extensive than the recently nullified Anti-Homosexuality Act. The Anti Homosexual Act (AHA) was passed by parliament last year and signed into law by Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni but was later declared null and void by the nation’s constitutional court due […]