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In a letter to Pope Francis, ousted Polish Priest Krzysztof Charamsa accused the Church of making the lives of millions of gay Catholics globally “a hell”. Father Krzystof Charamsa was stripped of his post at the Catholic Church in early October on the day he announced he was in a relationship with another man. He […]
An Italian court has ordered cities to stop recognising the existing overseas marriages of same-sex couples. Italy’s highest administrative court annulled a ruling by a lower court which had earlier found in favour of cities from Rome to Naples and Milan which had registered such marriages, despite the fact Italy has no legal framework for […]
Nigel Owens, who is openly gay will make history refereeing the Rugby World Cup final between the All Blacks and Wallabies. The Rugby World Cup decider won’t be the first time Owens has refereed a game between New Zealand and Australia, the Welsh ref was recently in Auckland to referee the Bledisloe Cup decider at Eden Park. […]
American GLBT rights activist Dan Savage will deliver the keynote speech at the Science Teller Festival in Dunedin. 2015’s festival, run by the University of Otago has a ‘Sex and Science’ theme and will be headlined by controversial GLBT rights activist Dan Savage who the festival describe as the “world’s most popular sex advice columnist”. […]
New research shows only half of those engaging in unprotected sex in New Zealand are getting tested for HIV, promoting calls for the funding of more rapid testing services. Only half (52.1%) of gay and bisexual men (GBM) engaging in condomless anal intercourse with casual partners had tested for HIV in the past year, according […]
Shocking new images have emerged of Islamic State brutally executing two men they accuse of being gay. Islamic State (ISIS) militants and their supporters stoned to death two men accused of being gay in Aleppo, Syria. The graphic images published on terrormonitor.org show a crowd, including children, throwing rocks at two bound and blindfolded men […]
The Law and Justice Party, which is staunchly opposed to GLBT rights, has won a decisive victory in the Polish general election. The ruling centre right Civic Platform party lost to its right wing challenger, with exit polls suggesting the Law and Justice Party had won 39% of the vote, and a projected 242 of the parliament’s 460 […]
The date for the SGM called to remove the chairperson of Body Positive has yet to be confirmed. A petition signed by 48 members of Body Positive triggered the Special General Meeting (SGM) with the signatories calling for the removal of chairperson Ashley Barratt as a result of what they perceive to be problems with […]