Tag: LGBTI

Thirty-eight couples took part in a mass wedding event on Saturday, ahead of the presidency of the far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro Dozens of same-sex couples tied the knot Saturday at a mass gay wedding ceremony in São Paulo, Brazil. Many LGBTI people in the South American country are fearful for their rights following the election of Jair Bolsonaro, to the position of President. The far-right leader of the Social Liberal Party, Bolsonaro takes office 1 January 2019. https://www.instagram.com/p/BraWcEKHtIF/?utm_source=ig_embed Bolsonaro has made numerous homophobic...

It's called the 'contact effect' A new study found if you know someone who’s gay or lesbian, you’re more likely to support marriage equality. You’re also more likely to support LGBTI causes in general. It’s a phenomenon known as the ‘contact effect’. Daniel DellaPosta is an assistant professor of sociology at Pennsylvania State University. He said coming out as gay or lesbian and being open about it can accelerate an attitude change about issues affecting the LGBTI community. He analyzed data from the General...

Now he's being bullied at school A teacher in Texas allegedly told a student, in a classroom full of other students, that her boyfriend is gay and he’s using her as a ‘cover’. The moment occurred at Nixon-Smiley High School in Nixon, Texas. The father of the student at the center of the rumor was the first person to bring up the incident, and called out the teacher for her behavior and words. ‘She expects those kids to carry themselves a certain way,’...

He claims to be doing 'what the German church leaders should have done in 1933' An Iowa man threw LGBTI children’s books into a fire on a live Facebook video. Paul Dorr, who t0ok the books from Orange City library, chucked the books into the fire in the 30 minute video. He is director of Rescue the Perishing, a organization that campaigns ‘against moral evil to advance the Kingdom of Christ’ by standing ‘against abortion, the sexual revolution in general, corruption...

The venue has rejected the accusations, but LGBTI local artists are calling to boycott it A popular Sydney LGBTI venue has been accused of removing all their rainbow flags for a private event attended by PM Scott Morrison. Concerns have been raised by Sydney band Stereogamous, who posted a Facebook story today (23 October) addressing last month’s incident at The Imperial Hotel. On 25 September, Scott Morrison took a selfie with boxer Danny Green at the venue. The bar is a favorite...

The singer has just turned 30 British singer Calum Scott has shared the touching story of his coming out journey in a video that has gone viral on YouTube. Published to coincide with National Coming Out Day, Scott revealed in the video that he lost some friends after he came out. The video shows vintage footage of Scott as a young child and stylized shots as an adult. Scott became a household name after appearing on Britain’s Got Talent in 2015 and...

‘I really want to thank my husband who thought it was a good idea' High profile LGBT activist Bisi Alimi and his husband have just become the first gay couple interviewed on Nigerian television. Alimi has actively campaigned for LGBTI rights since bravely coming out on Nigerian TV about 14 years ago. Coming out cost Alimi his acting job on a Nigerian soap opera. His parents also kicked him out of home. But Alimi would go on to set up the...

You face a lengthy jail sentence if you threaten violence against someone LGBTI or living with HIV People found guilty of threatening or inciting violence against someone based on their gender identity, sexuality, race or religion could get a jail term of up to three years. Intersex people and people living with HIV/AIDS are also protected under the new laws. The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) passed the new laws in June which came into effect today. The Crimes Amendment...

The poster states ‘pedophiles are people too’ Yet another flyer is misusing the rainbow flag to promote ‘pedophiles’ rights’ in an increasingly worrying trend. The poster, appeared around Willamette primary school in Oregon last week, features the silhouettes of a man and a child holding hands against a rainbow background. It also states ‘pedophiles are people too’. In a disturbing side note, the rainbow flyer reads that ‘love is love’, a popular LGBTI slogan. A worrying trend is linking pedophilia and homosexuality Internet trolls...

Exclusive: This LGBTI activist was interrogated in Russia for nearly a day without a lawyer, his belongings or a phone A gay man who helped to hide the Pride flag in plain sight in Russia was detained for 16 hours. Colombian Mateo Fernandez, who works in advertising in Paris, flew to Moscow on 29 June. He met up with the five other activists. And from there, they took pictures traveling around the Russian city wearing football shirts from their native countries. The...

In 2017, a new version of the Pride flag was released with black and brown stripes to represent LGBTI people of color. Still, not everyone in the community is on board with that change Last year, Philadelphia announced its decision to add black and brown stripes to the Pride flag in support of LGBTI people of color. Soon, a Pride center in Australia followed suit. Now, research conducted by Buzzfeed News and Whitman Insight Strategies shows who is most opposed...

The world's Top 50 LGBTI cities have been revealed, find out which is #1 Pride Month is here and HomeToGo, one of the world’s largest search engines for holiday rentals, has revealed the 50 best Pride destination around the globe. The search engine did so by examining search volume and occupancy rates during Pride festivals on a year-on-year basis, identifying the destinations which have recorded the biggest annual growth. LGBTI travelers can connect to locals thanks to Pride ‘Pride celebrations contribute to greater...

They were fatally shot Authorities found the bodies of three LGBTI activists shot dead in Mexico on Sunday (17 June). They found Rubén Estrada, Roberto Vega, and Carlos Uriel López in Taxco, a city within the Mexican state of Guerrero. The Washington Blade reports the men were at a nightclub in the early hours of Sunday when ‘a group of men tried to extort money from them’. They refused and the group of men returned, forcibly placing the three activists in a van...

Whoever operates the American Airlines Twitter account was in an unapologetic mood with a Twitter user who questioned the firm's use of a rainbow logo for Pride month American Airlines is just one of the companies that has taken a public stance in support of LGBTI Pride Month in the US – even if its stance has not been welcomed by all its customers. At the beginning of the month, it changed its logo to feature a rainbow background, and included...