Category: Around the World
Thailand has become the first nation in South-East Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, with the country’s Senate approving the landmark bill. The legislation’s approval was anticipated after it passed the House of Representatives with a near-unanimous vote in March. Despite Thailand’s vibrant LGBTQ+ scene featuring bustling gay bars and a prominent transgender community, local same-sex […]
A former New South Wales Police officer has been charged with allegedly raping a colleague and allegedly touching two other colleagues over a two-year period. Appearing in Manly local court on Monday, Matthew Cameron, 31, faced charges of one count of sexual intercourse without consent and seven counts of sexual touching without consent. Openly gay […]
A federal judge in the state of Louisiana has blocked the enforcement of a new rule from President Joe Biden’s administration that protects LGBTQ+ students from discrimination based on their gender identity in schools and colleges across four states. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty issued a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Education from […]
Despite pouring rain, an ongoing war, and the need for heavy police protection, hundreds gathered under the protection of police in Kyiv for the Ukrainian capital’s first Pride march since the Russian invasion. Soon after the brief rally, which took place behind a police cordon, nationalist militants began a counter-demonstration through the streets of Kyiv, […]
Colonel Edward Thomas Ryan, a retired firefighter and decorated United State Army veteran, has come out as gay in his own obituary, expressing that he can “rest in peace” now that his “secret is known.” Ryan, who was in a relationship with a man for twenty-five years, revealed his sexuality in an obituary published on […]
Pope Francis has come under fire again for using a derogatory term against LGBTQ+ individuals, repeating an error he made nearly a month ago. Italian media report that the pontiff used the offensive term during a private meeting at the Vatican, coinciding with Pride Month. Addressing Roman priests at The Salesian Pontifical University on Tuesday, […]
It’s a top holiday destination for New Zealanders, but until Steve Fahd made it happen, the Gold Coast didn’t have a queer venue. He talks to YOUR ex about his inspiration and battle to give the GC a gay bar, Hairy Mary’s. Where did you grow up, and how was growing up there for you? […]
The Methodist Church in Ireland has issued an apology for its failures in providing pastoral support and care to the LGBTQ+ community and their families; however decided to uphold its ban on same-sex marriage. The church, which also condemned all forms of homophobia within both the church and the broader community, decided that marriage would […]