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There has reportedly been an 80% increase in LGBT domestic violence reports since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom. New research shows a worrying increase in domestic violence amongst same-sex couples and the LGBT community more broadly in the United Kingdom. LGBT anti-violence charity GALOP runs the UK’s only domestic violence […]
The European Union is stepping in after Poland and Hungary introduce new anti-gay measures. The European Union is looking to step in and protect LGBT citizens in its member states following new anti-gay laws being proposed in both Poland and Hungary. Amid an increase in homophobia in those two nations, the European Union is looking […]
The ILGA Oceania Board & Members are calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Government to strengthen legal protections that make discrimination against trans people unlawful. ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Intersex Association) made the recommendation following reports of a New Zealand tenant (Kristine Ablinger) being given 3 hours’ notice, before being […]
Police are treating the matter as “extremely serious.” A man who claims to have COVID 19 is threatening to deliberately infect Auckland’s gay community and ethnic communities. Posting on a far-right website, then man claims to be infected with the “woohoo flu” a racist reference to being COVID 19 positive, he describes having symptoms which […]
Arielle Keil is the first trans woman to be named Miss New Zealand ever. Arielle Keil has made history becoming the very first transgender Miss New Zealand. Speaking to metro.co.uk about her win, Ms Keil says being crowned Miss New Zealand had always been a dream of hers. “The pageant was an amazing experience! It’s […]
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade has moved from it’s traditional home on Oxford Street to an unlikely new venue. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade 2021 will be hosted at The Sydney Cricket Ground following concerns for ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. Mardi Gras chief executive Albert Kruger says the SCG met the […]
The definition of the word “woman” has been given a refresh by the Oxford English Dictionary following complaints that it was sexist and excluded LGBT+ relationships. Previously describing women as “a man’s wife, girlfriend or lover,” Oxford Dictionary has amended the definition of the word, acknowledging that a woman can also be “a person’s wife, […]
While Biden overwhelmingly won LGBT voters, Donald Trump strangely improved on his 2016 election result with the constituency. Joe Biden won LGBT voters overwhelmingly, despite an improved showing from President Donald Trump. An exit poll for the National Election Pool collected from 15,590 voters found 7% of respondents were gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. The […]