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In February EU parliamentarians Abir Al-Sahlani and Fredrick Federley led a group who sent questions to the European Commission on so-called “LGBTQ-free” zones in Poland. The questions were whether the Commission agreed that these zones violate EU law, what funds it will use to remove the zones and how the Commission thinks that this type […]
United States President Donald Trump has been told to stop playing songs by the Village People at his rallies by the band’s lead singer Victor Willis. Willis’ demands were made via his Facebook page, where the singer confirmed that the Presidents comments and actions around the Black Lives Matter protests broke the camels back. “If […]
The Trump White House is urging the United States Supreme Court to rule in favour of allowing adoption agencies to discriminate against same-sex couples looking to adopt. In a 35-page briefing to the Supreme Court from the Department of Justice, the Trump administration is asking the court to rule in favour of the Catholic Social […]
A French member of parliament has tabled a bill in parliament aimed at banning conversion therapies which are on the rise in France. The bill will see legislation created that will outlaw the practice with the possibility of three years prison and fines of up to €45,000 EUR ($70,000 NZD). MP Laurence Vanceunebrock said the […]
express chats with Rainbow Auckland President, Richard Burt about what’s next for the organisation following New Zealand’s historic lockdown. Rainbow Auckland, New Zealand’s largest LGBT+ Membership Association, create a professional environment that is devoted to business and community support for LGBT+ Members through a selection of relaxed networking and social events. The organisation provides a […]
Popular gay dating app Grindr has announced its plan to remove the ethnicity filter in the app’s next release in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In a recent twitter post, Grindr issued its full support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement stating that the company will stand with “the hundreds of thousands of queer people […]
The world’s first transgender MP has been honoured for her services to the LGBT community. Georgina Beyer has been recognised for her services to the LGBT community as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2020’s Queens Birthday Honours list. Beyer has been a trailblazer for the LGBT community and in 1999 […]
Breaking: Louisa Wall will not re-contest the safe Labour seat of Manurewa. The New Zealand Labour Party has confirmed that Louisa Wall will no longer contest the South Auckland seat of Manurewa. The mother of marriage equality in New Zealand will seek to stay on in Parliament as a list MP, however. The Labour Party […]