Category: News
Popular radio reality webseries star and Transgender personality Mary Haddock-Staniland is throwing up her hand to show support for online campaign #MyBodyMyTerms. The movement, created by New Zealand star Lizzie Marvelly, hopes to spark an open conversation about victim- blaming, revenge porn, sexuality and rape culture in this country. Mary Haddock-Staniland has been at the […]
The move has been met witch fierce criticism from a number of conservatives. US President Barack Obama has nominated longtime Pentagon official Eric Fanning to be the Army’s new secretary. If confirmed, Fanning, a civilian, would be the nation’s first openly gay leader of a military service. The move has been welcomed by GLBT rights […]
Argentina has ended it’s ban on gay men donating blood. At a signing ceremony for the resolutions lifting the ban, Health Minister Daniel Gollan said, “For a long time, people believed that homosexual relationships were more risky than heterosexual relationships” in terms of contracting HIV, a perception that had led to the initial ban. “What […]
Max Lin writes from his unique perspective as a gay Taiwanese migrant, on the issues the GLBT community must still address in order to become more inclusive. Moving to New Zealand, at the age of six, was probably the single most life-changing moment in my life. People tend to underestimate the power that moving to […]
The English pop star claims he received a call from the Russian President, despite denials from the Kremlin. Singer Sir Elton John says that he had received a phone call from an unlikely source — Russian President Vladimir Putin. Posting on Instagram, the singer said “Thank you to President Vladimir Putin for reaching out and […]
The newly appointed Australian Prime Minister will continue the Coalition’s policy of delaying a vote on marriage equality. Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed he will be following former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s lead and will not allow a free vote on marriage equality in the federal parliament. The decision instead will be made by the […]
Levi Joule discovers Hamilton’s ‘hidden’ gay scene. Sitting in the taxi on the way to Hamilton Pride’s launch party, my friend from Auckland Pride chatted away to the driver explaining what the party and the week was all about. “Will there be a parade like Auckland’s?” he inquired. My friend laughed. “No, Hamilton’s scene isn’t […]
It is understood that the party position in favour of a plebiscite on marriage equality would not change should Malcolm Turnbull win the Liberal Party leadership challenge from Prime Minister Tony Abbott. SOURCES have told the Star Observer that should Malcolm Turnbull win the impending Liberal Party leadership challenge he will stick with the party […]