Category: News
New Zealand is ranked number one in the world in youth suicide statistics, with sexuality, gender diverse and Māori youth among the highest at risk. Mika Haka, a long-time campaigner against youth suicide, is hosting his annual Mana Wahine Day, led by Māori and Pacific women, to give young women the opportunity to explore their […]
Damien Light was announced as the new leader of the United Future Party after Peter Dunne’s stepping down two weeks ago. Damien, who has captured attention because of his likeness to American film star Ryan Gosling is not however standing in Dunne’s old electorate of Ohariu in Wellington but Botany in Auckland where he lives […]
Facial recognition algorithm which can identify gay men and women has worrying ethical and potentially dangerous applications. A new study from Stanford University, first published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and first reported in the Economist found that a computer algorithm could correctly distinguish between gay and straight men 81% of the […]
Johnny Lachlan Benjamin Lumsden was jailed for two years and six months when he appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Thursday 7 September. He had admitted charges of endangering the health of three men by criminal nuisance, telling the three men he was “clean” despite being HIV positive. Lumsden knew he had HIV since […]
LGBT+ rights were dealt a blow in Israel this week when its high court ruled that same-sex couples do not have an innate legal right to marry. On Thursday morning, justices unanimously ruled against a petition from the Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association to recognize marriage equality under the country’s Basic Law: Human […]
Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au Social media reactions have been polarised, with some considering Bergdorf’s comments ‘anti-white’ racism and others shocked by L’Oréal’s short-lived gesture towards diversity. JUST days after the announcement that L’Oréal UK was featuring its first trans model, the makeup giant has fired Munroe Bergdorf for speaking out about white supremacy in response to […]
Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au The bill must now be debated in congress, a process that is likely to take some time and continue into the next presidential term. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has signed a bill to allow same-sex marriage and adoption. The bill must now be debated in congress, a process that is likely […]
A ten-year-old child in Central Otago has been attacked by a group of high school girls because of their androgynous appearance. The child’s mother told Fairfax that they had taken a bus after school to the high school to wait for older siblings who had netball training but decided to leave early without them. It […]