Category: News
The Australian State of Victoria has announced the introduction of a new bill to parliament that will make it easier for transgender and gender diverse individuals to change their sex on their birth certificate. Known as The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 2019, the legislation removes the pre-existing requirement for transgender adults to undergo gender […]
United States embassies across the globe have chosen to fly rainbow flags to celebrate Pride month, despite a ban being put in place by the Trump administration. The defiant move by the embassies to fly the rainbow flags alongside the American flag follows reports of United States embassies in Israel, Germany, Brazil, and Latvia having their […]
In a disgusting attempt to justify the execution of homosexuals in his country, the foreign minister of Iran has told journalists that such punishments are justified on the basis of morality. According to Business Insider, Mohammad Javad Zarif made the shocking and outlandish statement at a press conference with German foreign minister Heiko Maasin Tehran when he […]
Just a month after being officially sacked by Rugby Australia for Anti-LGBTI posts on his social media, Israel Folau is back at it, attacking the rainbow community and criticising transgender youth. Folau’s latest attacks were launched during a sermon at his Sydney church, in which the former Wallabies star described homosexuality as a sin and […]
Ecuador’s highest court has officially authorised same-sex marriage in a landmark case seeking to expand LGBT+ rights in the small South American nation. The Constitutional Court said same-sex marriage had been approved in a five-to-four vote of its nine judges in a closed hearing. Ecuador’s current constitution defines marriage as the union between a man […]
The Elton John biopic Rocketman staring Taron Egerton has been banned in Samoa, with the country’s censorship office citing the films gay scenes as the catalyst. According to ABC News, Apollo Cinemas, in Samoa’s capital Apia, wrote on Facebook that due to “censoring issues” it had to cancel the film. This was later confirmed by the […]
The nation of Botswana has taken a giant step forward in LGBTI Rights with the nations High Court finally legalising homosexuality and officially recognising the human rights of LGBTI people. The unanimous decision made by a panel of three judges found that sections 164(a), 164(c), 165, and 167, of the Botswana Penal Code, violated the […]
In what’s being described as a historic moment in rainbow history, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has after 50 years, finally apologised for the anti-LGBTI raids that led to the Stonewall Riots. The apology which came from NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill at Pride months first Community Safety Briefing acknowledged the historical injustices that occurred. […]