Category: News
US President Barack Obama has called for an end to the dangerous practice of ‘conversion’ therapy. In a statement that was posted on Wednesday evening alongside a WhiteHouse.gov petition, Mr. Obama condemned the practice known as conversion therapy. ‘Conversion’ therapy is a range of treatments that aim to change sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual. […]
The NZAF’s librarian died suddenly at home over easter weekend. Vern Keller had worked at the NZAF for 24 years. He was in his mid 50’s and has dedicated his time to improving health outcomes for the GLBT community. It is understood his death was not suspicious. NZAF’s Scientific Director Tony Hughes’ said in a […]
It has been revealed that Barry Manilow married his longtime manager Garry Kief in a private ceremony late last year. The news came as a surprise to some fans, with Manilow having not previously acknowledged his sexuality in the past, despite rumours. People.com report that although the couple chose to keep the wedding completely private and […]
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has joined Ted Cruz in the race to seek the Republican party nomination for the US Presidency. Rand Paul is a freshman Senator who won his Kentucky Senate seat in 2010 with the backing of the far right tea party. He is the son of congressman Ron Paul who himself sought […]
A petition calling for the reinstatement of HBO’s gay series Looking has reached 60,000 signatures so far. Looking was praised as being as a landmark television series which explored the lives of a group of gay men living in San Francisco. However after less than stellar ratings, HBO made the decision not to give the […]
Miley Cyrus decided to to “stir some shit up” when she was angered by Tom Cotton’s CNN interview with Wolf Blitzer, in which he raised the controversial issue of gay rights. Cyrus tweeted the phone number of Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton after taking offence at the comments he made about the gay community. Speaking to CNN’s […]
Kiwis and South Sydney Rabbitohs player Issac Luke is currently being investigated by the NRL for a homophobic slur used on the player’s instagram Friday night. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that South Sydney confirmed Luke was responsible for the comment posted on his official Instagram account on Saturday. The comment came after Luke made […]
Trans rights activist and lawyer Kelly Ellis has been successful in having the ‘Tranny-saurus’ cards that until recently were being sold at Whangarei Warehouse removed. The ‘tranny-saurus’ cards which include an image of a lipstick wearing dinosaur and the words “Oh look! A tranny-saurus!” was spotted recently at Whangarei Warehouse and brought to the attention of trans […]