Category: News
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 […]
The Irish government is in the process of introducing a new law which would protect GLBT teachers from discrimination. Ireland is set to pass a new law which would protect GLBT teachers the Irish Examiner reports. The bill will give legal protection to GLBT teachers, so that teachers can be open about their sexual orientation in […]
The ‘straight pride’ logo is an attempt to combat what one official called ‘gay fever,’ while moves are reportedly underway to ban the rainbow flag. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ruling party has unveiled a ‘straight flag’ to counter the rainbow flag used worldwide by gay rights activists. The United Russia party revealed the flag on the country’s […]
The Gay Auckland Business Association is no longer. GABA has ditched the Gay Auckland Business Association name and will now be known as GABA Inc. The name change was voted into effect unanimously by the AGM. Speaking at the AGM, Geoffrey Marshall likened the change to “the Auckland Savings Bank changing it’s name to simply ASB” […]
The ninth of July marks 29 years since the passage of homosexual law reform in New Zealand. The ninth of July marks 29 years since homosexual sexual law reform passed in New Zealand. Introduced to parliament by the MP for Wellington Central, Fran Wilde, the bill passed it’s final reading 49 – 44 votes after […]
Stephan Ferris, aka porn star Blue Bailey, has had his formal complaint to the Press Council dismissed. Gayexpress ran a story written by news editor Levi Joule on 29 April entitled “NZAF Denounce Visiting Bareback Porn Star”. All seven principles which formed the complaint were not upheld. Richard Todd, director of the company which publishes […]
Hundreds of GLBT Japanese have taken legal action in a bid to legalise same sex marriage in Japan. Hundreds of GLBT Japanese have filed an unprecedented request Tuesday with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) in a bid to legalise same sex marriage, The Japan Times reports. The bid by 455 individuals is the first […]
A raft of constitutional changes are being proposed for the GABA AGM. GABA will vote for the first time in 13 years on a raft of changes to its constitution. Among the changes, is a proposal to allow couples individual voting rights, the name change of ‘gay business people’ to ‘LGBTI people’ and the removal […]