‘I’m Staying’: Serbia’s Second-City LGBT Pride Week Sends Defiant Message
Outside the Serbian capital, LGBTQ+ activists are campaigning for more tolerance and better healthcare access and against discrimination – shadowed by the constant threat of violence…
Melbourne Gay Bar The Laird To Get Heritage Protection
A study into LGBTQIA+ heritage by the City of Yarra has led to heritage protection for three significant queer venues in Melbourne’s inner suburbs, including The Laird Hotel, marking a … The post Melbourne Gay Bar The Laird To Get Heritage Protection appeared first on Star Observer…
Queer Voices Shine on 2025 Fogarty Literary Award Shortlist
Two LGBTQIA+ authors have made the impressive achievement of reaching the 2025 Fogarty Literary Award shortlist, with their bold, heartfelt portrayals of queer life in regional Australia earning them national … The post Queer Voices Shine on 2025 Fogarty Literary Award Shortlist appeared first on Star Observer…
What Happened to All the Corporate Pride Logos?
A number of major companies and sports organizations are scaling back their public-facing support for LGBTQ+ Pride Month in 2025.
Global Communities Unite at centralwOrld as Thailand Steps Forward on Global LGBTQ+ Stage with Central Pattana’s Pride For All
BANGKOK, June 4, 2025 – (ACN Newswire) – On June 1, 2025, Central Pattana plc, Thailand’s leading real estate developer and operator of Central shopping centers nationwide, proudly led one of the world’s largest Pride celebrations as more than 300,000 people gathered in Bangkok for the Bangkok Pride Parade 2025…MEDEAs 2025: Honouring Doug Lucas, A True Melbourne Drag & Community Legend
Doug Lucas stands as a living archive of queer joy, and a staunch queer elder in Melbourne’s glittering LGBTQIA+ nightlife. As he prepares to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at … The post MEDEAs 2025: Honouring Doug Lucas, A True Melbourne Drag & Community Legend appeared first on Star Observer…
Hegseth Marks Pride With Plan to Rename Ship Named for Harvey Milk
The Navy is considering renaming multiple ships dubbed for prominent Americans who apparently don’t align with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-woke “warrior” ethos. And one of those ships—just in time for Pride Month—is named after assassinated LGBTQ rights leader and Navy veteran Harvey Milk.CBS News reported Tuesday it had obtained official documents to brief the…
Strip the name of gay rights icon Harvey Milk from a Navy ship? California leaders are furious
The Trump administration reportedly is preparing to rename the USNS Harvey Milk. California officials called it a slap in the face for the LGBTQ+ community just as Pride month begins…
Workplace equality laws spark surprising gains for women in the boardroom, research finds
Amid global rollbacks of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives—from the United States to parts of Europe—a new study has found that US state-level protections for LGBTQIA+ employees are not only helping to curb workplace discrimination, but are also driving greater gender diversity in corporate boardrooms…