Category: News

Jul 15
US College Wrestler Handed 30 Year Prison Sentence For Infecting Partner With HIV

A Missouri college wrestler will spend the next three decades in prison after being found guilty for knowingly infecting another man with HIV and putting four other men at risk. A former Missouri college wrestler has been sentenced to 30 years behind bars for infecting a male sexual partner with HIV and putting four other […]

Jul 15
German Chancellor Angela Merkel: “Marriage is Between a Man And a Woman”

The German Chancellor has once again stated her opposition to marriage equality. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone on record once again saying she would be opposed to any moves to introduce same sex marriage to Germany. Merkel said that while she supports Germany’s current registered partnership laws, she believes that marriage is between “a man […]

Jul 14
Community Concerns Raised About Auckland Cruising Hotspot

A popular cruising venue in Flatbush has come under the spotlight as local community members have said they want to ban ‘gay sexual activity’ in the public park. Ormiston Community Vision, a community group representing the interests of residents and ratepayers in the Ormiston area, have raised concerns over the gay cruising going on at Murphy’s […]

Jul 14
Boy Scouts of America Set to End Ban on Gay Adults

The Boy Scouts of America’s executive committee has voted unanimously to end the ban on gay adults working as leaders. The Boy Scouts of America executive committee has unanimously approved a resolution to end the organisation’s ban on gay adults working as leaders the BBC reports. A vote of the full executive board is scheduled for July 27, at […]

Jul 13
Call to Increase New Zealand’s GLBT Refugee Quota

Medulla Oblongata is both gay and a refugee. He performs drag and will star in July 18th’s episode of Both Worlds, a show about first and second generation Kiwis. He speaks to Levi Joule about the need to do more for those seeking asylum in New Zealand. Medulla first arrived in New Zealand in 2004 […]

Jul 12
American Samoa Holds Out Against Same Sex Marriage

American Samoa is the only U.S. territory to hold out against the recent Supreme Court ruling that legalised same sex marriage. American Samoa is refusing to accept same sex marriage in the territory, despite the US Supreme Court’s decision in June to make marriage equality across all US states and territories. Speaking to the Associated […]

Jul 12
Auckland Father Who Beat Daughter he Thought Was Lesbian Jailed

An Auckland man has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for the violent abuse of his children, one of whom he suspected was a lesbian.  The Auckland man convicted of the violent abuse of his six children has been sentenced to a jail term of seven and a half years, of […]

Jul 10
Australian Football Codes Join Together to Voice Support For Marriage Equality

All three of Australia’s major football codes have joined together to show their support for marriage equality. Australian Football League, National Rugby League and the Football Federation will attach their logos to a full-page ad in The Weekend Australian which will declare their joint support for marriage equality in Australia. The ad will feature former league […]