Category: News
Openly Bisexual Irish Olympian Jack Woolley has been left battered and requiring facial reconstructive surgery after he was attacked by a gang of 12 people during a night out with friends in Dublin. Woolley who is reland’s first Olympic representative in taekwondo explained via a graphic Instagram post how he was attacked “out of the blue” […]
The Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Bill passed its second reading unanimously last night. National has voted in favour of the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Bill which passed in Parliament unanimously last night. The Bill seeks to make it easier for transgender New Zealanders to update birth certificates without needing to […]
Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini has returned to the court wearing rainbow kit following criticism for using homophobic slurs during the Tokyo Olympics. Fognini, who was widely criticised for repeatedly yelled a homophobic slur after being defeated in the Olympics men’s singles against Russian Olympic Committee player Daniil Medvedev on the 28th of July, has […]
Belgium’s public broadcast network has suspended one of their sports commentators following an incident in which he made homophobic and misogynistic comments about the women’s national basketball team. The incident which occurred during a Facebook Live as the team was returning from the Tokyo Olympics included commentator, Eddy Demarez calling one of the women “manly” […]
German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel, who wore a Pride shirt during the national anthem at the Hungarian Grand Prix, has been reprimanded for the political display against the nation’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies. Taking place on the 1st of August in Budapest, Hungary, Aston Martin driver, Vettel was wearing a rainbow top that read “same love”, […]
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was among the targets. The IOC are investigating. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is investigating several ugly anti-LGBT comments made on air by Russian television personalities. Russia under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin has taken an increasingly hostile approach to LGBT+ rights in recent years, with gay rights activists […]
“Conversion practices have no place in modern New Zealand,” the Justice Minister says. The Labour Government will ban conversion therapy answering long-standing calls from New Zealand’s LGBTQ+ community and fulfilling a commitment the Labour Party took to the last election. Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has confirmed that a Bill has been introduced to protect against […]
The commission’s proposed changes would make it easier for same-sex couples amongst others to adopt. Make your submission here! The New Zealand Law Commission has released a proposed legal framework to provide legal recognition for the parents of surrogate-born children. The review was requested by the Government last July. The Commission is seeking feedback on […]