Growing up gay: ‘Pride was a big part of my coming out’
As we celebrate Cork Pride, Jen Stevens speaks to members of the LGBTQI+ community about their experiences growing up as a young gay person in Ireland…
Cara Delevingne calls for LGBTQ+ allies
The model and actress is one of 12 stars to cover British Vogue’s new Pride issue…
Katherine Deves Rails Against Plans For Rainbow Lights At Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance
In a historic first, Melbourne’s iconic landmark, the Shrine of Remembrance will be bathed in rainbow colours on Sunday August 1, 2022, to honour LGBTQI … The post Katherine Deves Rails Against Plans For Rainbow Lights At Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance appeared first on Star Observer…
The rise and fall of LGBTQ student groups in China
Two students at Tsinghua University were recently issued disciplinary warnings after distributing rainbow flags on campus. It’s part of a trend: the space for LGBTQ activism in China is rapidly shrinking…
Man buys his own ‘baby castle’ after lifelong fascination with historic homes
Mok O’Keefe has been interested in stately homes for all his life, but said he struggled to find LGBTQ+ history represented within them…
Montreal Pride lays out demands of LGBTQ+ communities
The group says organizations should have stable funding, HIV treatments should be covered by the government, non-disclosure of HIV status should be decriminalized, and the government should recognize systemic racism and improve sex education…
LGBTQ community in US confronts ‘excruciating’ monkeypox — and its stigma
The spread of the monkeypox virus and its prevalence among gay men has raised widespread fear, growing anger and a number of uncomfortable questions for a community still scarred by the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic…
Newborn Town to Finish Privatizing LGBTQ Social Networking Platform BlueCity
The privatization of online LGBTQ platform BlueCity is nearing completion. Metaclass Management ELP, a fund owned by Chinese social networking product developer Newborn Town, will become its actual controller. The post Newborn Town to Finish Privatizing LGBTQ Social Networking Platform BlueCity appeared first on Pandaily…
Gay Brisbane MP’s Proposal For LGBT Human Rights Commissioner Voted Down In Parliament
Out Gay Brisbane MP Stephen Bates’ motion asking the federal government to set up an LGBTQI Human Rights Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission … The post Gay Brisbane MP’s Proposal For LGBT Human Rights Commissioner Voted Down In Parliament appeared first on Star Observer…