Category: News
Noor Salman, the widow of Pulse Nightclub shooter, Omar Mateen, has been arrested at her home in the San Francisco area. She has been charged by the federal court, filed in the Middle District of Florida for obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting Mateen’s material support to ISIS. Law enforcement officials suspect that she […]
Jennifer Holliday, best known for her role as one of the original Dreamgirls in the Broadway show, has officially pulled out of performing at Trump’s inauguration. In a letter to her fans, published on The Wrap, Holliday says that she “wanted my voice to be a healing and unifying force for hope through music to help our […]
25-year-old Chanel Clark has been appointed to the position of print co-editor of express, starting immediately. Chanel is completing her final year of a Bachelor of Communications at Massey University, majoring in journalism. She has worked on content for both Countdown and Backchat Media and looks forward to bringing her experience, joy for life and […]
From the founders of GrammarPride, their new platform, Voicing Pride, has just been launched. In a similar vein to their original site, Joel Bateman and Henry Yuen are “providing an inclusive space that gives a voice to the unheard members of LGBTQ+ [sic] communities across all New Zealand secondary schools”. GrammarPride was initially started up […]
A mural of the late George Michael has appeared on the corner of Bray Street and Concord Streets in Sydney. Down the road from the entrance of Sydney Park, the mural, painted by local artist Scott Marsh was commissioned by Stereogamous, a music production duo based in Sydney made up of DJ Seymour Butz and […]
Source: The Local Denmark Since January last year, Denmark has been allowing hormone treatment to be administered to youth from the age of 12 who feel they were born in the wrong body. Initial forecasts put 50 minors as the intended number to be treated, but this was blown apart in the first six months, […]
All state-funded and state-sponsored travel for Californian diplomats has now been banned for destinations with anti-LGBT+ laws. The four states that currently are off-limits are Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. Assembly Bill 1887 was passed into law in September 2016 but came into effect this year. The Bill says “California must take action to […]
Article and picture: Star Observer South Australia will be rolling out a new education policy on how trans and gender diverse students should be treated in public schools across the state this year. The Education Department policy will ensure trans and gender diverse students can use their preferred names and pronouns, access toilets that match […]