Parading around Sydney Cricket Ground, about 40 Australian Defence Force personnel and Defence public servants will march in full ceremonials in front of tens of thousands of cheering members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies this weekend, during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade.
President Joe Biden vowed in his State of the Union address to fight the “onslaught” of anti-trans bills and restated his commitment to the Equality Act.
Air raid sirens blared throughout Ukraine overnight. At least eight Ukrainians were killed in Russian strikes overnight.
The war of Russia, which carries out a destruction policy against LGBTI+s in its territory, means that this policy prevails in much wider lands.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s new directive required the state to investigate parents who’ve helped their transgender kids receive gender-affirming care.
Cover pic: ‘Die Boy van George’ designed by Nicholas de Klerk was banned in 1985!
The NSPCA is devastated as news regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds. Our hearts go out to our colleagues in animal welfare and the people of Ukraine.
Ukrainian gay rights activist tells Israel Hayom that members of the community who found the soldiers beat them and took them captive. “We are fighting a tyrannical, homophobic enemy.”
A rush of LGBT+ volunteers in Ukraine are preparing for combat after the Russian invasion.
Magomed Tushayev, one of the leaders behind the horrific “gay purge” in Chechnya, has been killed in Ukraine.
It tells queer men they are criminals.
Last week the Constitutional Court struck down the Preferential Procurement Regulations (the Regulations) gazetted in 2017 by the then finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, under the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) of 2000. Why did it do so – and what does this herald?
LGBT people, gender fluidity, feminism and female sexuality are increasingly in the sights of China’s censors as much as political dissent.
Elton John was in his private jet when it experienced a technical failure at 10,000 feet, on February 21.
Long before RuPaul made drag queens into celebrities, Harvey Fierstein made them visible. His Broadway debut was as the playwright and star of “Torch Song Trilogy,” about a gay drag performer in search of love and acceptance.
“It’s only looking back you realise that was really special. To have over 30 people in one year group identifying somewhere on the spectrum in this tiny town”.
Every party leader at Holyrood has spoken out in support of LGBT Youth Scotland’s annual Purple Friday campaign, asking people to show their support for LGBT equality.
The annual Audi Silver Arrow Awards represents the pinnacle of performance within the areas of: Sales, Customer Service, Parts and Accessories and Audi Financial Services.
The US Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a Christian woman who designs websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples despite a Colorado anti-discrimination law.
On the heels of concerning new lab and animal experiments suggesting that BA.2 may be capable of causing more severe disease than the original Omicron strain, two new studies are helping to show how well human immunity is defending against this strain in the real world.
Here’s Boris Johnson’s plan for living with Covid.
In the US, Republican-controlled states currently have more than 150 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in progress. These bills run the gamut from banning transgender students’ participation in sports to banning conversations around sexuality in classrooms, reports USA Today. Predictions are grim for LGBTQIA+ youth if these bills are passed.
The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA) unveiled on Tuesday its 2022 Dorian Award nominations, which recognize the best in mainstream and independent movies. Winners will be revealed March 17.
Sydney Fringe Sideshow is a new event making its debut this year.
Good news: more and more characters in TV series are part of the LGBTQ community.
The UK’s busiest airport reported losses of £3.8 billion in 2021.
South Africa is the first right hand market where the Tiggo 8 Pro launched, but having experienced its smaller sibling, I expected quality.
Now, five years later, this is blindingly obvious to me – and my son has become the happiest I’ve seen him since he was a child.
By Carolyn Tate
In 1985, calls for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade to be cancelled in response to concerns about HIV/AIDS were successfully countered by the organisers.
Vladimir Putin last night warned of “bloodshed” after he recognised the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, raising fears of a full-on invasion.
The world’s richest man has a sideline selling solar panels. He says they produce more power than a nuclear power station for the same land area. That is a towering lie.
Africa faces a two-fold challenge; rising energy poverty while western economies are increasingly restricting investment in Africa’s plentiful hydrocarbon resources. With over 600 million people lacking access to electricity, reliance on hydrocarbons for much of the continent’s power generation, as well as increasing climate change impacts experienced across the continent, Africa requires significant investment and the rapid development of its power sector in 2022 if it is to alleviate energy poverty once and for all.
Attitude has announced their partnership with the LGBT+ Music Festival – a new inclusive festival that will take place in Portugal from July 1-3, 2022.
It Gets Better Project cofounder and Tom of Finland Store ambassador Terry Miller demands LGBTQ+ orgs like It Gets Better, HRC, and
to call out Instagram, Facebook, and other Meta brands.
While the nasty, spiky little protein continues to crash parties and ruin the vibe, it seems the safest place to be is outside. And hey, it’s summer in Sydney – why wouldn’t you be out in the fresh air and sunshine?
Amazing progress but ‘issues still remain’ for LGBTQ actors in Hollywood, says George Takei.
Twice as many U.S. adults are identifying as lesbian, gay, transgender or something that is not cisgender or heterosexual compared to a decade ago, and more than one in five people in Gen Z say they are LGBT, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.
Since the onset of the Corona Virus Pandemic, iconic gay clubs, and bars, such as Crew bar and Versatile in Cape Town closed their doors, leaving a previously trendy and lively De Waterkant village eerie and quiet at night.
“For us, it is not a matter of whether, but of when these controls will be phased out.” Nelson Mandela – Opening of Parliament, February, 1996
Ben Whishaw’s role in This Is Going To Hurt made him reflect on the “blatant homophobia” he faced as a young, gay man.
