Category: Around the World
Ugandan MP’s have banded together to vote to overturn the Constitutional Courts’ decision which declared the Anti Gay bill had been rushed and had not followed due process. Only a few days after the Uganda’s Constitutional Court had declared the nations Anti Gay bill null and void, opponents were rallying to revive the law. A petition to […]
Fighting Homophobia in sports – Warwick University men’s rowing team strip down for fundraising Calendar. With the launch of their first calendar in 2009 the boys from England’s Warwick University, in partnership with Sports Allies, produce another sexy naked calender. Their aim is to combat homophobia on the sports pitch, teaming up with not-for-profit organisation Sports […]
UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) – light-heavy weight fighter strips down showing his support for the GLBT community. After a two year sabbatical 32 year old UFC fighter Kyle Kingsbury grabs headlines at his return debut weigh-in with a surprise in his pants. Recently engaged to his partner Natasha, hunky Kingsbury stripped down for his weigh-in to […]
Returning from AIDS2014, the NZAF team bring back new insights along with sharing our successful prevention programme – LYC. “Many people at the conference were interested in our prevention work through LYC. We also had a chance to listen and learn, and I think there will be something we want to include in our approach […]
John Barrowman has been praised by gay communities around the world for his kiss for equality during the commonwealth games opening ceremony. Openly gay Scottish born actor John Barrowman kissed a male dancer during his “Gretna Green” act for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The 47 year old Dr Who actor has hit […]
We are now welcoming expressions of interest for many of our 2015 working groups. Have you ever wanted to be more involved behind the scenes and be part of the team that makes Mardi Gras happen? You told us in our 2014 Volunteer survey that many of you wanted to get more involved, but weren’t […]
Tributes were paid last night at the opening session of the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne Australia to the six delegates who lost their lives aboard flight MH17. A one minute global moment of remembrance was held in their honour with eleven former, present and future Presidents of the International AIDS Society onstage together […]
Broadcasting veteran Sir Michael Parkinson quizzed Australian five time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe. After years of endless speculation Thorpe, 31 has found the courage to come out of the closet speaking to talk show legend Sir Michael Parkinson. “I’m comfortable to say I’m a gay man,” says the Olympian. ”I thought the lie had […]