Category: News
Australian-born academic and writer Germaine Greer has said that in her opinion, transgender women are “not women”. The well known second wave feminist made the comments in an interview with the BBC where she claimed that “a great many women” who are not transgender think transgender women – who she refers to as “male to female […]
123 couples said “I do” in a mass wedding held in Taipei. Despite same sex marriage not being legal in the country, 10 same-sex couples exchanged vows at the annual event for the first time. Over 16,000 couples have participated in mass wedding ceremonies hosted by the Taipei city government since 1973. For the first […]
Body Positive have planned a range of events to mark 2015 World AIDS day. The marking of World AIDS day 2015 will not just be limited to a street collection. Body Positive in conjunction with other community groups have put together a six day programme of events to support those living with HIV/AIDS and to […]
Two Russian MPs have presented a draft bill calling for people who come out as gay to serve up to 15 days behind bars. Ivan Nikitchuk and Nikolai Arefyev are proposing a fine of up to 5,000 rubles ($110) for people who publicly say they are gay. The two communist MPs propose even harsher measures […]
Same sex relations is now punishable by up to 100 strokes of the cane in Indonesia’s Aceh provence. The law, passed in 2014 but only now being enforced, has faced opposition by rights groups. It applies to both locals and foreigners. The law “outlaws anal sex between men and ‘the rubbing of body parts between […]
The Intersex Trust of Aotearoa New Zealand says this year’s Intersex Awareness Day will be the biggest yet. This year the Intersex Trust of Aotearoa New Zealand (ITANZ) will join activists around the globe to take part in the Intersex Awareness Day ‘Twitter storm.’ on the 27th of October. ITANZ says it is welcoming “community […]
Civil Unions have now come into effect in Chile. As Chile’s new civil unions law went into effect, dozens of same sex couples began arriving at civil registry offices early to officially validate their unions ABC news reports. The civil unions law was debated in Chile’s Congress for over a decade until it was passed […]
A German political party is seeking to ban the representation of GLBT people from schoolbooks, TV and radio. In a Russian-style ‘gay propaganda’ ban, the Baden-Württemberg chapter of Germany’s leading Eurosceptic party Alternative für Deutschland (AFD) is proposing a ban on GLBT representation in schoolbooks, television and radio. The party says it will push GLBT […]