Category: News
Opera Australia has released soprano Tamar Iveri from her contract and she will not be performing in its Sydney production of Otello in July and August. A statement posted on the singer’s Facebook page last year compared gays and lesbians to fecal matter. Opera Australia had been under intense public pressure to release the singer […]
The US Senate confirmed two out nominees to federal judgeships today. Judge Darrin Gayles, confirmed to the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is the first openly gay African-American man to be confirmed as a lifetime-appointed federal judge. Staci Yandle, confirmed to the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, […]
In 2011 King’s College honoured Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, by gifting him an Honorary Degree in Law. In April of this year the Sultan signed a new penal code into law, which amongst other punishments, decrees death by stoning for consensual same-sex sexual activity. Several organisations and celebrities have already announced boycotts […]
Have Your Say In Liquor Laws Auckland City is calling for submissions on it’s Draft Local Alcohol Policy 2014. By following the link below you can read the Draft Policy in full and make a submission online. Suffice to say, the Council is calling for even more of a reduction in trading hours. This is […]
We may not yet have had the pleasure of an “out” All Black, but one of the top referees in the World is in Aotearoa at the moment. He’s from Wales, his name is Nigel Owens and he’s openly gay. He refereed the first test against England on their current tour and will be an […]
Yesterday was Father’s Day in the Northern hemisphere and US President, Barack Obama released a statement in recognition of all Dads. In the statement yesterday, the President wrote: “With encouragement and unconditional love, fathers guide their children and help them envision brighter futures. They are teachers and coaches, friends and role models. “They instill values […]
Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey has introduced a Bill in the US Senate, which if passed would create a new International envoy, whose job would be to promote, protect and defend LGBT rights.globally. “For he United States to hold true to our commitment to defending the Human Rights of all people around he world, we must […]
New community group with a trans* focus. A new Facebook group has been established and whilst it is a closed group it will accept membership from anyone who would like to ask questions in a respectful manner about the transgender community. This may be for news or media articles, professional development, research purposes, or to […]