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A new petition aiming to cancel the efforts being made by Queenstown’s Mount Hutt Ski Field in honouring the “legacy” of a former decorated Nazi officer has been launched by concerned Kiwis. Described as a Mount Hutt ski “pioneer” and “father of the mountain,” in a TVNZ 1 feature, Willi Huber was in fact also […]
Los Angeles police have arrested two of the three men accused of carrying out a transphobic attack on transgender women on Hollywood Boulevard on August 17. Eden the Doll, who has a large following on Instagram, was waiting for a cab alongside her friends Joslyn Flawless and Jaslene White Rose when the trio said they […]
It is still illegal to be gay in the Cook Islands in 2020. As the discussion of an eventual travel bubble between the Cook Islands and New Zealand increases, same-sex attracted tourists and human rights advocates express concerns that homosexuality in the self-governing island nation is still illegal. A new petition has been launched to […]
InsideOUT Kōaro have launched Schools Pride Week – the first-ever nationwide Pride Week campaign based in schools, running August 24-28, 2020. A celebratory week of events and activities to help foster a sense of belonging for rainbow young people within their schools and communities, the initiative welcomes schools, queer straight alliances, rainbow diversity groups, students, and staff across the […]
Police are investigating a bizarre attack in a Tel Aviv public swimming pool where a gay couple subjected to a homophobic attack for having “too narrow swimming trunks and an earring in the ear.” According to victims that have spoken to the Israeli Our Cafe Newspaper, they were attacked by young people of Arab origin, […]
A broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team has apologised for using a homophobic slur on a hot mic during a game against the Kansas City Royals. Play-by-play baseball announcer Thom Brennaman could be heard saying on the Fox Sports Ohio broadcast, “One of the f*g capitals of the world,” before then resuming his on-air […]
A Missouri couple, best known for pointing firearms at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home have been confirmed as speakers at the upcoming Republican Party convention. The duo who are both personal injury lawyers, Mark and Patricia McCloskey made headlines around the world following an incident in which they were filmed pointing guns at […]
Three trans women were beaten, robbed, and humiliated in a brutal attack by a pack of men in LA, while onlookers simply ignored the crime. Jaslene White Rose, Eden the Doll, and Joslyn Flawless who are at victims at the centre of the incident found themselves attacked on the busy Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. […]