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One of the Mormon Church’s top leaders has reiterated the faith’s opposition to LGBTQ+ rights with an anti-same-sex marriage and transphobic rant. Dallin H Oaks, who is the second-highest-ranking leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormon church), made the comments during a biannual conference at the Church’s […]
Over 80 LGBTQ+ groups, including Stonewall have cut ties and withdrawn from the UK Government’s LGBTQ+ rights conference Safe To Be Me after it was leaked that conversion therapy would not be banned. Described as the UK’s first-ever global LGBTQ+ conference, Safe To Be Me, is set to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the […]
A security official for Qatar’s FIFA World Cup has highlighted that LGBTQ+ Pride flags could be confiscated during the tournament, adding that such demonstrations should be done where they are accepted. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is set to take place in Qatar, a nation where homosexuality for Muslims is punishable by death under Sharia […]
Eli Matthewson and Jonny Williams will be NZ’s first same-sex dance partners competing in the new series of Dancing With The Stars. After Covid-restrictions stopped the series from being produced in 2020 and 2021, Dancing With The Stars NZ is back and this year will finally include a same-sex pairing as comedian Eli Matthewson enters […]
Aligning with Transgender Day of Visibility, the United States Government has announced its imminent plans to introduce X gender markers on U.S. passports. The announcement was made by U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken, who said that X gender markers would be available on passport applications from 11 April 2022. “The Department of State has […]
LGBTQ+ communities in the United Kingdom hoping to see a ban on the dangerous and dis-proven practice known as “conversion Therapy” may now have to wait for a change in government after Boris Johnson’s decision not to pursue a ban. According to reports by ITV News, an official leaked briefing document confirmed that Prime Minister […]
History has been made in the United Kingdom after Conservative MP Jamie Wallis revealed that he is trans, making him the nation’s first-ever openly transgender MP. The 37-year-old MP from Wales made the announcement in a social media post on Wednesday, the 30th of March. The post read “It’s time,” followed by a link to […]
Express chats with organiser Sunita Torrance (aka Coco Flash) about OUTfest – Taranaki’s first LGBTQ+ festival, that will be taking over New Plymouth from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 April. Sunita Torrance is one of the founding members of OUTfest along with renowned queer artist Shannan Novak and Sunita’s drag partner in crime, Daniel Lockett (aka […]