Tag: LGBTI community

The state broadcaster blurred rainbow flags in the crowd and removed the Irish performance altogether Eurovision banned the airing of this year’s final in China after it censored several moments in the semi-final including, LGBTI content. The singing competition blocked China’s Mango TV from airing the second semi-final after it did not air Ireland’s performance. The song by Ryan O’Shaughnessy featured two male dancers acting out a romantic storyline. Mango TV also blurred rainbow flags in the crowd and the tattoos of...

'I hope the trials you face give you the strength to open your heart & mind to differing views.' As Australian rugby union player, Israel Folau, stays in the headlines for his ongoing anti-gay comments, more people are speaking up against him, including a leading member of Tonga’s royal family. Folau who has Tongan heritage got himself in hot water last month when he said ‘God’s plan’ for gay people was ‘HELL’ unless they repented. For those comments Folau was hauled...

Hate crimes against the LGBTI community have risen significantly in Germany in 2017 Three gay sex workers were beaten up in Cologne yesterday (29 April). One is reportedly in a coma and is ‘near-death’. Three men, a 30-year-old, a 31-year-old and 40-year-old, were together near the street at Cologne Eifeltor. It is alleged a 50-year-old and a 53-year-old man, at 1am, paid the men for sex. During the encounter, three darkly dressed men and attacked the sex workers with crowbars. The two men fled towards...

The famous All Blacks team wants to show its support for the LGBTI community New Zealand’s world famous rugby union team, the All Blacks, shown a massive gesture of support to the LGBTI community. After Australian player, Israel Folau’s comments saying ‘God’s plan’ for people was ‘HELL’, the All Blacks has shown its solidarity with the rainbow community. Firstly the team released a heartwarming video supporting diversity and inclusion in the sport. Using the hashtag #diversityistrength. Standing alongside the women’s rugby team, the...

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: The Miami Beach Gay Pride main stage host yelled 'someone feel his butt for me' as the crowd carried him Olympian Gus Kenworthy just crowd surfed at Miami Beach Pride – and the crowd went wild for him. Falling backward in a leap of faith, the baying LGBTI community below caught him. Just moments before jumping into the crowd, they were shouting for him to take his top off. The stage hosts Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard sent mixed messages to...

The Vice President said 'he’s heartened to see young people from his hometown getting involved in the political process' in a statement Vice President Mike Pence has said through a spokesperson that he is ‘delighted’ at the prospect of his home city’s first ever pride parade. Indiana, of which Pence was Governor before Trump’s administration, is only now holding its first LGBTI focused event. As USA Today reports, Erin Bailey from Columbus began planning the city’s inaugural LGBTI parade as a school...

Redditer claims if you don't fit a specific mold, you're not welcome If you don’t fit the typical mold, you’re not welcome in the LGBTI community, claims one Reddit user. Reddit user BBremer283 took to the social media platform to vent his frustrations at what he calls a community of ‘spoiled toddlers.’ ‘As a gay man, I’m frankly embarrassed of the LGBT community,’ he started. ‘I don’t fit the typical “gay” mold.’ He continues: ‘I like to watch basketball, go to the gym,...

Sean is OK with being gay – but wants to know why he struggles with the LGBTI community being 'so queer' A young gay man suffering from ‘internalized homophobia,’ has opened up about his story. Sean is perfectly OK with his sexuality, but wants to know why so many in LGBTI community have to act ‘so queer.’ In a new episode of the #QueerAF podcast, Sean explains the incredible shame he feels about being gay: ‘I was angry at a lot of gay...

Lead by the Jesus is Lord group protestors say the bill discriminates against them because they don't support LGBTI Thousands of Christian protestors have converged on the Philippines’ to protest an anti-discrimination bill that would protect LGBTI people. Politicians have been working on versions of the SOGIE Equality Act for 20 years and last year it passed the Congress last year with a unanimous vote. SOGIE stands for sexual orientation and gender identity. But now the bill faces an uphill battle in...

The original Mardi Gras was marred by arrests and police brutality against LGBTI people Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have raised the rainbow flag for the first time ever. The flag will be raised at the Sydney Police Center every day for a week. The rainbow flag will mark the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is one of the world’s biggest LGBTI festivals and an economic boon for Sydney. It...

Dive in with the Gay and Lesbian Underwater Group First established in the 1990s, London’s Gay and Lesbian Underwater Group — GLUG — is a SCUBA diving club for the LGBT community, organising dive trips in the UK and around the world. We caught up with Alan Kan, membership coordinator for the club, to find out if we had what it takes to dive deep with GLUG. Why is there a need for a specific LGBTI underwater club — why not just join the existing clubs that are...

Jong Hyun was attacked by trolls in 2013 for openly supporting a bi trans student on Twitter A K-Pop star who is known for supporting the LGBTI community has passed away. Jong Hyun was a member of South Korean pop group SHINee. The singer was at his rented apartment in southern Seoul, South Korea. Gangnam Police said they received a phone call from his sister at 4:42pm (local time). Jong Hyun reportedly sent his sister a number of messages with his ‘last goodbye.’ Medics arrived...

The couple will get married on the world famous parade route with their closest friends and family Since marriage equality became legal in Australia last week, same-sex couples have been lining up to register their intention to marry. But one couple has decided to do things a little bit differently, by getting hitched on top of a float at world famous Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in 2018. Sydney’s Mardi Gras is one of the world’s biggest LGBTI festival...

One of the parents is Padma Iyer who famously took out a classified to try and find her son a husband A group of parents with LGBTI children made history in March when they came together to work on strategies to support the LGBTI community and now their group has grown. The second meeting of the Parents Support Group recently was not only bigger than the first, but they were also able to give their group a name. The advocacy group will...