Category: Around the World
Nationwide same-sex marriage has taken a large step closer to becoming reality in the US. In a decision many legal experts had expected would be drawn out with delays, the US Supreme Court has agreed in favour of decisions made by five smaller ‘Appeals’ courts to legalise same sex marriage in their states. This decision […]
Scientist believe they have pinpointed the origins of the HIV virus. 1920’s Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is thought to be the birth place of HIV. The transmission from primates to humans, substantial urban growth, strong railway links during Belgian colonial rule, and changes to the sex trade between […]
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has been appointed as a UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador. The pop star turned fashion designer skipped the opening of her new London store to instead talk at a press conference held at the United Nations headquarters in New York city last week. Beckham who claims to have had a, “life changing experience,” […]
Transparent – an American web series produced by net giant Amazon has been heralded as the best new show of the season by television critics. Written and directed by Jill Soloway who is the daughter of a trans parent the series follows Mort (Arrested Development star Jeffrey Tambor) a father of three self-absorbed adult children, […]
School students at a Brazilian high school both male and female arrived dressed in skirts to support a fellow trans* student who had been reprimanded by school officials for wearing a dress herself. A group of class mates staged protest at São Cristóvão do Colégio Pedro II in support of Maria Muniz, who, nine days previously had been […]
A Bill has been signed into Victorian Parliament the enables those convicted of Homosexual Acts pre-1981 reform, can apply to have their convictions expunged. Homosexual acts were decriminalised in 1981 by Premier Rupert Hamer at a time where gay rights activistism was at its peak. New legislation introduced by Attorney General Robert Clark now allows those […]
Despite homosexuality being legal in Egypt, more GLBT people are being arrested or hunted down using social media apps such as grindr. Just over a week ago two men exchanged vows in front of friends and family on the river nile. The occasion was recorded and posted on social media where the video was shared by friends, before […]
Facebook has received major backlash over its temporary shutdown of drag performers Facebook pages citing proof of identity is required to continue use under their pseudonym. Facebook has informed affected account holders that they must “revert to their given names and set up fan pages for their alternate personas.” “Facebook is a community where people use their […]