Category: News
A Dunedin Police Officer has been revealed as the person convicted of charges relating to the harassment of a man who feared for his life. Radio New Zealand reports that over two years the Officer, Jeremy Fraser Buis, 39, carried out acts that included uploading the victim’s image to a dating website, spray-painting the victim’s […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com Gay men have reportedly been persecuted in Chechnya in a crisis that began late last year, and the rest of the LGBT+ community could be next. While gay men are most at risk, all LGBT+ people in Chechnya could be targeted, according to Gay Star News. A spokesperson for the […]
The Labour Party has announced that if elected, it will fund a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PReP) drug and boost funding for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation. The pledge comes as the numbers of new HIV transmissions reaches a record high of 244 diagnosis in one year, continuing an upward trend since 2011. The NZAF aims to […]
The Counties Manukau Police held their District Award Ceremony on Friday and awarded Kevin Dunseath (aka the outrageous Miss Ribena) and James Laverty (aka Miss Chocolate Box) Certificates of Appreciation. Miss Ribena and James both looked divine as they were awarded in recognition of their contribution to Police engagement with our Rainbow communities, ensuring that […]
Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph has attracted backlash after including LGBT+ people in a graphic on how youth are unhealthy. The headline of the article, “Fat Chance of Being Healthy”, was positioned directly above an image that appeared to show same-sex attraction as unhealthy, prompting a flurry of outrage online. Alongside troubling figures on obesity, alcohol […]
London Underground workers will no longer greet commuters with the words ‘ladies and gentlemen’. Instead, Transport for London (TfL) workers will now be using phrases like ‘good afternoon everyone’ in an attempt to make the city more gender-neutral and welcoming. These new announcements have already been pre-recorded and are set to be changed, as well […]
27 people who were slaughtered in a single night by Chechen authorities have had their names published. Chechen newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, has published all 27 names, claiming that President Ramzan Kadyrov’s government is responsible for the deaths. It claims that all killings were carried out on January 25 at night time Grozny, the capital of […]
Chechnya has reportedly resumed arresting gay and bisexual men, according to latest news reports. The news comes from a Russian hotline. Enrique Torre Molina, a member of LGBT+ organisation All Out published a press release detailing the recent arrests. Molina wrote: People from Chechnya contacting the Russian LGBT+ Network hotline are reporting that arrests of […]