Category: News
LGBTQI New Zealanders are among the winners from the sixth Labour government’s very first well being budget. Funding for services for LGBTQI New Zealanders has dramatically increased in New Zealand’s first ‘well being budget’ delivered today by Finance Minister Grant Robertson which focused heavily on new spending for mental health. Government spending on LGBTQI services will go […]
A petition to have homosexuality decriminalised in Kenya has failed with the African nation’s High Court ruling to uphold the colonial-era legislation criminalising homosexuality. The unanimous ruling by the High Court which has left the marginalised and threatened LGBTI community devastated, concludes the saga which started in 2016 when the case was first filled challenging sections of […]
With Brazil facing a continued rise in anti-LGBTI hate crimes, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled that homophobia and transphobia are to be made illegal. The landmark decision, which saw six of the eleven judges concluding that it would be unconstitutional to exclude sexual orientation and gender from Brazil’s existing anti-discrimination law, follows the news […]
With Syphilis on the rise in Auckland, the Auckland District Health Board has issued a warning of an outbreak of the sexually transmitted disease. There has been an increase in reported cases in Auckland in the first five months of 2019, with 124 cases of syphilis reported this year – a rise from the 120 […]
With pride month fast approaching in the United States, It’s not uncommon for a wide range of corporations and brands get in on the action, creating rainbow-coloured products galore. Not to be outdone, President Donald Trump has unveiled his own Pride merchandise. Described as an “exclusive equality tee,” Trumps Pride shirts which are available in […]
The North African country of Tunisia has been accused of continuing to subject its LGBTI population to abuse, arrests, and torture, despite promising to make major improvements to LGBTI rights. The criticism which was made by LGBTI rights group Human Rights Watch has called for the nation’s government to decriminalise consensual same-sex conduct, end forced […]
Dutee Chand who became India’s first openly LGBTI athlete has revealed that following coming-out her sister is threatening to expel her from their family. 23-year-old Chand, who broke ground by coming out as an LGBTI athlete following India’s historic recent decriminalisation of homosexuality, explained that she is in a relationship, however, her sexuality has not been accepted […]
Saturday 1 June event at Destiny’s Manukau megachurch will be “a celebration of our unique perspectives on life, our struggles and our common goals going forward…an evening peppered with quality, vibrant entertainment and passionate, heartfelt speeches from well-known and iconic personalities from both communities.” Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has announced the launch of his […]