Category: News
Following a recent court ruling that legalised same-sex marriages in Bermuda, Carnival Corporation announced on Tuesday 1 August that it will be offering same-sex wedding deals on all Princess, P & O, and Curnard Line cruises. The marriage licences will be legally issues by the Bermudan government and the wedding ceremonies will be taken out […]
The UN has ruled that our neighbours across the ditch are breaching their Human Rights obligations by not allowing couples who have married overseas to divorce. As a result, they have been ordered pay reparations. Australian law does not recognise overseas same-sex marriages, with section 88EA of the Marriage Act 1961 stating “Certain unions are […]
Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, released a discussion paper on July 26 in regards to youth suicide. The discussion paper showed the analysis of various factors that are involved in New Zealand’s youth suicide and includes potential recommendations to reduce the numbers – believed to be some of the highest […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com Kesha and George Takei have joined forces with GLAAD to speak out for trans rights in the wake of Donald Trump’s tweet promising to ban trans people from the military. The celebrities each posted photos on social media wearing a shirt with the trans flag that reads “They make U.S. stronger”,SBS […]
The journalist who helped to break the news of the persecution of gay men in Chechnya is facing deportation. When Novaya Gazeta broke the news that gay men in Chechnya are being arrested and sent to camps, journalist Khudoberdi Nurmatov, working under the alias Ali Feruz, was among those working on the story. Now, Russian […]
The Labour Party have announced their new Rainbow policy at Auckland’s Family Bar this evening, one that sees the party commit to working with sexuality and gender diverse communities when developing policy and laws. Labour MP Grant Robertson has announced a policy that has a strong focus on youth, acknowledging the need for improvement in […]
The Cook Islands government is currently drafting a bill that will overhaul the Crimes Act of 1969 and remove the sections that outlaw “indecent acts” between two men. Currently, an “indecent act” between two men can see them punished with up to five years’ imprisonment, while consensual sodomy is punishable by up to seven years […]
Statistics New Zealand has revealed that it won’t be adding questions regarding sexuality or gender identity to the 2018 census, something Green MP Jan Logie says compromises the integrity of the data. Data from the census can be used to help determine how much government funding is spent on different areas of the community, and […]