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Grindr has said HIV status will no longer be shared with other data as of the app’s next update – whenever that may be – and defended itself, calling the app a “public forum”. Article by Laurence Barber, StarObserver.com.au Gay dating and hookup app Grindr has been sharing sensitive data that includes users’ HIV status […]
Carlos Alvarado wins the presidential election in Costa Rica on a pro–gay rights message against conservative evangelical pastor Fabricio Alvarado Munoz who campaigned against same-sex marriage. “Costa Rica once again delivered a beautiful democratic message” Alvarado, 38, told supporters. My commitment is to a government for everybody, in equality and liberty. There is much more […]
Legislation enacting the change was passed unanimously on 3 April. Men with historical homosexual convictions will shortly be able to apply to have them wiped from their criminal records. Consensual sex between men aged 16 plus was descriminalized in 1986 but convictions for offences before that time remained on record and could appear in criminal […]
Tim Owen fails hopelessly at keeping control of the conversation when chatting with vociferous Melanie Payne about the objectives of her Diverse Care Group in Whangarei. Aucklanders call it Northland, but many LGBT+ folk call it home. When settling in New Zealand sixteen years ago, trans woman Melanie Payne chose Whangarei for its beauty and […]
Reversing policy put in place by the previous regime, The White House has released orders, despite opposition from top military officials and previous rulings against the ban, that members of the transgender community may not enlist in the US armed forces. This latest memo states that trans people are “disqualified from military service except under […]
Courtney Act comes back to New Zealand with her new show UNDER THE COVERS, performing on 6 & 7 April at Q Theatre. Courtney’s fame includes being a star on Australian Idol, RuPaul’s Drag Race, MTV’s Single AF and winner of Celebrity Big Brother UK. Her last NZ show, THE GIRL FROM OZ sold out. […]
Infamous pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli has been jailed for seven years. The Turing Pharmaceuticals founder came under fire in 2015 after buying the rights to 62-year old drug Daraprim, which is used to treat conditions including AIDS-related toxoplasmosis, and raising the price to US$750 a pill. The 5500% price rise sparked outrage, but Shkreli refused […]
The world’s largest HIV conference returns 30 years later to where the AIDS epidemic first emerged in the US. AIDS 2020 will take place on 6 – 10 July 2020 and is expected to bring together more than 15,000 participants from around the world. “San Francisco is an inseparable part of the story of HIV/AIDS” […]