News About time: South Australia are the last state to remove the ‘gay panic’ murder defence by Phil Hanlon South Australian State Parliament have finally abolished the ‘gay panic’ provocation defence and we’re still wondering why the hell it took them so long? On Tuesday, the South Australian State…
News Grimes calls out Elon Musk over discriminatory tweet towards non-binary community by Samara Louise Canadian musician, Grimes, has publicly called out boyfriend Elon Musk on Twitter for a discriminatory tweet against non-binary people. Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, took to the platform to post…
News US Supreme Court protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination in landmark ruling by Rachel Daniel In a historic ruling, the US Supreme Court has decided that workers can no longer be fired on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The 6-3 decision,…
News Pride The internet is in shambles after Nickelodeon hints that SpongeBob is gay by Emily Elvish In a tweet celebrating Pride month, everyone’s favourite childhood channel Nickelodeon has hinted that Spongebob is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Posted alongside images of transgender actor Michael D….
News Pussy Riot video shoot shut down by Russian Police by Mia Montesin Over the weekend, the Russian police shut down a Pussy Riot video shoot for their latest single БЕСИТ / RAGE. The punk musicians were accused of “gay propaganda” and “extremism.”…
News Abortion and same-sex marriage are now legal in Northern Ireland by Luke Saunders Until now, Northern Ireland has been the only part of the UK that had not allowed same-sex marriage while also upholding a restrictive ban on abortion. But today, when the…
News Google fixes algorithm to stop ‘lesbian’ searches being so pornographic by Sarah Gillard Anyone who’s ever searched for the word “lesbian” on Google in the past will know that basically, the only search result is porn. Now, following a widespread online campaign, Google has…
News Rammstein break Russian anti-LGBTQ laws by kissing on stage by Luke Saunders Rammstein have always employed some pretty outrageous onstage antics, with pyrotechnics and a mammoth stage design, concert goers have never been short of amazed. However, they outdid themselves on Monday…
News Hundreds marry on Taiwan’s first day of legal same-sex marriage by Sarah Gillard Last week Taiwan made history as it became the first Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriage, in a legislative vote that LGBTQI+ activists have advocated for almost two decades. Hundreds…
News Brazil’s supreme court votes to criminalise homophobia and transphobia by Sarah Gillard Six out of eleven judges in Brazil’s supreme court have voted to criminalise homophobia and transphobia, similarly to racism, a bite-back against the rising tide of hostility towards the LGBTQI+…
News Taiwan makes history in Asia by legalising same-sex marriage by Sarah Gillard In 2017, Taiwan’s constitutional court ruled that same-sex couples had the right to legally marry and the parliament was given a two-year deadline to pass the changes. One week before the…
News Levi’s continue their ongoing LGBTQ+ support with 2019’s new Pride range by Jessie Wilson For many, family isn’t something you’re born into. Levi’s history of LGBTQ+ support extends right back to the 1950s when they first removed segregation of workers before law, and they’ve…
