Category: News
Following weeks of investigation into Empire Star, Jussie Smollett’s official police complaint of being viciously attacked last month by two men who shouted racist and homophobic slurs, Chicago’s Police Department has now officially announced that Smollett himself is a suspect in the criminal investigation. The Chicago Police Department Chief Communications Officer has announced that they are […]
Karl Lagerfield died in Paris overnight (NZ time) after battling a short illness. The designer was 85 years old. Rumours of Lagerfeld’s ill health had swirled in recent weeks after he missed a number of events – including this year’s Chanel’s spring/summer show. Lagerfield first began his long career with Chanel in 1983, a decade […]
The Newshub reporter says the police have been “incredible” following his assault. Journalist Aziz Al-Sa’afin has spoken to express following a homophobic attack on K Road. Al-Sa’afin was with a friend on Karangahape Rd last week, when a group of men shouted homophobic slurs at them before physically abusing them. He said he was between […]
England’s Cricket Captain, Joe Root has been praised for his actions against homophobia in sport, following an incident where West Indies cricketer Shannon Gabriel received a four-match ban for homophobic comments. Gabriel who has since apologised for his remarks in which during the third day of the St Lucia Test against England, he asked England captain Joe […]
Acclaimed author, filmmaker and cherished member of the Rainbow community, Peter Wells has died. New Zealand’s Rainbow community has lost an icon this evening, with the passing of Peter Wells. The 69-year-old died surrounded by close friends and his Husband, Douglas Lloyd Jenkins at Auckland’s Mercy Hospice after a long battle with cancer. Auckland Writers […]
In what’s being described as a stunning exposé of the Catholic Church, the author of a new book has claimed that the vast majority of Vatican priests are gay. In the Closet of the Vatican which was written by respected French sociologist and journalist Frédéric Martel and is based on nearly half a decade of research that […]
A new study out of the Netherlands has revealed that children who are being raised by same-sex families are actually outperforming their peers who are being raised by heterosexual families in primary and secondary school. The study, which was conducted by researchers Deni Mazrekaj, Kristof de Witte and Sofie Cabus, from KU Leuven University, used […]
The gay British mathematics genius, Alan Turing who helped create modern computing and defeat the Nazi’s in the Second World War, has been announced as the most iconic figure of the last century, surpassing even the likes of Nelson Mandela. Turing, who was prosecuted for being gay, was chosen by the British public in a live broadcast […]