Category: News
The new ‘Ending HIV’ campaign couldn’t have come at a better time! We are at the point where the number of newly-diagnosed HIV infections per year is sitting at its highest level it’s been since the beginning of the then-fatal epidemic thirty years ago. Most HIV infections throughout New Zealand are contracted by gay and bisexual men – […]
Jess Herbst, mayor of New Hope, Texas, has penned an open letter to her town’s residents coming out as a trans woman. Herbst, who previously served as alderman, road commissioner and mayor pro tem (the person who takes on the duties of mayor in case of a mayor’s sudden incapacitation), took on the role after the […]
After the kerfuffle over last year’s Pride Parade on whether Corrections would be allowed to march, the Pride board have decided that they will not be invited this year. Even though Corrections walked last year, and the year before, groups such as No Pride in Prisons have protested their involvement in Pride, especially due to […]
Article: Star Observer New cases of HIV have dropped dramatically in Brisbane, one of only a few cities in the world to record a significant reduction, alongside San Francisco. State government data shows just 94 new cases in Brisbane last year, the lowest rate since 2008 and a reduction of over a third in two years. […]
Rumours have been flying around the media recently around whether President Trump will rescind Obama’s executive order to protect trans federal employees from discrimination. A statement from the White House says, “the President is proud to have been the first ever GOP nominee to mention the LGBTQ [sic] community in his nomination acceptance speech, pledging then to […]
A new law in the United Kingdom received royal assent on Tuesday, allowing all dead men who were convicted of having sex with other men to be pardoned. Justice Minister Sam Gyimah says, “this is a truly momentous day. We can never undo the hurt caused, but we have apologised and taken action to right these […]
Officials in Thailand’s government are considering erecting a prison, just outside of Bangkok, especially for those who identify as LGBT+. Since 1993, Thailand has separated LGBT+ inmates during sleeping time – in the daytime, all inmates socialise in the same space. Pattaya Remand Warden Watcharavit Vachiralerphum tells AP, “if we didn’t separate them, people could start fighting […]
Article: Star Observer Members of Victoria’s LGBT+ community flocked to St Kilda over the weekend for the city’s annual Pride March, which saw thousands of marchers take to the streets to celebrate their diverse identities. The 22nd march attracted a number of high-profile politicians including Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, State Premier Daniel Andrews, and Minister […]