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U.S. Comedian and talk show host, Bill Maher has once again found himself facing criticism for using homophobic humour. Maher ‘s latest comments which lead to the controversy featured on the most recent episode of his HBO TV show titled: Real Time with Bill Maher. In the segment, which was making fun of Senator Lindsey Graham, […]
Students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) are more likely to achieve at school if they feel a sense of belonging, regardless of whether or not they report being bullied. This was the key finding from a project which looked at the connection between the school experience and LGBT students’ academic achievement. […]
Students at a Catholic high school have staged a walkout following the school’s teachers threats to out a gay classmate to her parents. The teachers at the Californian school are reported to have attempted to blackmail the student if she refused to attend counselling for her sexual orientation. Speaking to BuzzFeed News High school senior Magali Rodriguez […]
In an effort to help curb Uganda’s HIV transmission rates, Africa’s leading HIV experts have issued a joint statement urging the government to end the criminalisation of homosexuality. The International AIDS Society (IAS) Governing Council Africa regional representatives which include, Serge Paul Eholié from Côte d’Ivoire, Keletso Makofane from Harvard University, James G. Hakim from Zimbabwe and Kenneth Ngure from Kenya issued the […]
Despite the employment by the Ministry of Health of Gender Correction Surgeon Rita Yang in NZ over a year ago, the public waiting list for those seeking life-transforming medical attention remains stagnant. While millions of dollars are allocated to varying medical procedures each year with most if not all exhausted within the funding period, the […]
The All Black says he is “very, very happy” with the interview he gave express. TJ Perenara says he stands by his support for New Zealand’s LGBT community and will not apologise for his stance. As the All Blacks arrived back into New Zealand today from the Rugby World Cup in Japan, Perenara was asked […]
Social media giant Instagram has blocked a U.S based health centres advertisement for PrEP, on the basis that it was “too political.” The health care provider Apicha Community Health Centre, said they attempted to run a series of promotion via Instagram, to raise awareness about PrEP. However, upon launching the new campaign, they were blocked and […]
Delta Airlines has been accused of straight-washing the Elton John musical biopic, Rocketman by cutting out certain scenes in its inflight edited version. The controversy began after Entertainment Weekly’s digital director Shana Naomi Krochma, took to social media criticising the Airline for its edited version of the film in which most of the films gay content was […]