Category: News
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com Advocacy group GetUp! has launched a new video calling on Australians to tell the government they want marriage equality now. The video, featuring campaign director and “excellent lesbian” Sally Rugg, points to the other countries that have recently legalised same-sex marriage, including Germany and Malta. Rugg says that marriage equality […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com British rugby player Sam Stanley has hit out at criticism of his intergenerational engagement. Stanley revealed on Instagram earlier this year that he and his partner Laurence Hicks—34 years his senior—are engaged, Pink News has reported. The engagement has attracted criticism from some, most of which Stanley says comes from within […]
Over the past seven years, fifteen prisoners have made complaints about being sexually assaulted by their cellmates. In data released to RNZ under the Official Information Act by the Department of Corrections, 15 prisoners who were subjected to double-bunking have come forward complaining of being sexually assaulted between 2010 – 2016. Stephen Mark Gotty, a […]
US President Donald Trump has announced a ban on transgender people in the military, reinstating a policy overturned by the Obama administration. The announcement came in the form of a series of Tweets, which read; “After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com A gay couple in Italy have been denied reservations at a guest house because of their sexuality. The Naples couple, planning a vacation to the coastal town of Santa Maria, contacted the guest house owner with their booking request, according to Gay Times. The owner replied, “Thank you for your […]
Ladyhawke and Madeleine Sami have announced they will be welcoming a baby into the world this October. New Zealand songstress, Ladyhawke, shared the couple’s news on Instagram, posting a photo of her baby bump with the caption “Yep! Your eyes do not deceive you. That is indeed a messy bedroom. #ohandimpregnant #dueinoctober ????????????” The couple […]
Serbia’s new Prime Minister Ana Brnabić says as an openly queer woman, she feels like she has “huge support” from her people. Speaking to CNN, Brnabić says she has never had a problem in Serbia because of her sexuality. “I would like to think that Serbia is not that conservative or homophobic, or xenophobic for […]
James Laverty, also known as Miss Chocolate Box, was violently assaulted last week outside of his workplace, Family Bar. Detective Senior Sergeant Nina Pedersen of the Auckland City Police says the violent assault took place just before 1 am on Sunday 16 July and as a result, Laverty “suffered serious injuries to his jaw, cheek […]