Tag: LGBTI

School's response: 'There is an inconsistency with his beliefs on sexuality' A Baptist school sacked a gay teacher after he revealed his sexuality to staff and students. Craig Campbell taught as a relief teacher at the South Coast Baptist College in Perth, Australia. He also previously attended primary school and high school at the same college. He’s out with friends and family, but was not out publicly with the schools he taught at. But while attending his aunt’s wedding with his partner, he...

‘The people of Zimbabwe deserve better‘ LGBTI and human rights groups have ‘welcomed the demise of the brutal homophobic tyrant Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe. Many groups are now calling on whoever replaces the ousted leader to improve the country’s human rights record. Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years and resigned on Tuesday after a military coup and rising tensions in his own party. In his 37 years of rule, it is estimated that tens of thousands of people were tortured, forcibly disappeared or...

'What the training is aimed at, is to teach our field officers to appreciate that minorities have rights that should be respected' Police in Uganda got sensitivity training to help protect the rights of LGBTI people, even though it is illegal to be gay there. Uganda is one of the worst countries in the world to be LGBTI, with some lawmakers wanting to introduce a ‘Kill the Gays’ bill. Police have often been the worst perpetrators of violence and persecution of Uganda’s...

Local council contacted the church after receiving one complaint about the banner An LGBTI-inclusive church in Adelaide has been ordered by the local council to remove a prominent rainbow banner from its frontage. The banner has the words ‘yes’ written across it, and was put up several weeks ago, to coincide with the Australian postal vote seeking opinions on same-sex marriage. The eagerly anticipated result of the vote is due Wednesday at 9.30am Adelaide time (ACDT). The controversial postal vote is estimated...

'I think it’s a missed opportunity here because the stories of LGBT lives can become wonderful films.' Critics and LGBTI people are saying enough is enough to the terrible depiction of LGBTI in Myanmar’s film industry. LGBTI characters are often portrayed as the butt of a joke and as silly, bumbling characters. Or they were portrayed as sexual predators. A recent film, Kyi Kyi Kyal Kyal, tells the story of a trans woman moves from to the city from the country. But...

Justin Tru-daddy! Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s son wore a pink dress for Halloween and everyone’s freaking out. While Trudeau opted for Superman, his wife Sophie and daughter Ella-Grace both wore Wonder Woman costumes and his other son Xavier dressed as a werewolf. But Trudeau’s three-year-old son Hadrien dressed as his favorite character, Skye – a female cockapoo (cocker spaniel/poodle mix) from the Canadian cartoon PAW Patrol. The official fandom website describes Skye as the first female member of the PAW Patrol, who...

'I began telling a bizarre series of lies' I was at a barber last week, having a trim before heading on my honeymoon with my new husband. Despite having spent most of the day excitedly telling friends about what we had planned for the trip, I found myself shying away from telling the man cutting my hair anything about what I would be up to. In fact, I began telling a bizarre series of lies. He asked me who I was going with,...

'I need this on a shirt' People are freaking out over how accurately a viral tweet sums up why we find ourselves staring at LGBTI couples in public. And lets face it, we’ve all been there. Posted by bisexual teenager Kait, she wrote: ‘Any gay couple holding hands in public who caught me staring at you: I’m gay and jealous, not homophobic.’ We know exactly what she means. And so do thousands of other people. At the time of writing, the viral tweet has...

'"It's deeply disappointing, but it's not gay" is the most iconic phrase ever spoken aloud.' A video by a New Zealand youth LGBTI organization has gone viral for its quaint approach using farmers to teach people it’s not ok to say ‘that’s gay’. Rainbow Youth was established in 1989 and is run entirely by young LGBTI people. It just released its first ever national ad campaign with a funny video to change people’s minds about using the word ‘gay’ to describe something...

Now is not the time to be complacent, if you're an Aussie and haven't posted your vote or voted online yet, do it now! LGBTI advocates are reluctant to celebrate the results of a new Reachtel poll that shows Australia is on track to vote ‘yes’ to same-sex marriage. Australians are currently posting back survey forms which ask them if they think the law should be changed to allow same-sex marriage. If the majority of the 16 million eligible voters agree,...

A shocking eyewitness reports the random tortures Over the last several days, LGBTI activists in Azerbaijan report a sudden crackdown on people who do not correspond with ‘national traditional values.’ Eyewitness reports claim authorities detain LGBTI people, beat, verbally abuse and force medical examinations on transgender people. Some reports even suggest authorities are shaving the hair of transgender women. Samad Ismayilov, president of Minority Azerbaijan, said it started several days ago. He received an anonymous testimony from a detained LGBTI person. He shared...

... all in one day Talk about going the distance. Joe McGurk, an assistant for a Glasgow MSP, is standing up to LGBTI school bullying in a big way. McGurk, 22, will participate in a half marathon, skydive, and shave his head, as part of a fundraising effort. All in one day. He’s working with the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaign. Jordan Daly and Liam Stevenson founded TIE in 2015 with an aim to address issues of LGBTI inclusiveness within the...

'WHO STARTED SHIPPING THE BABADOOK AND PENNYWISE AND WHY DO I SHIP IT TOO' Twitter users have lost their minds over the new LGBTI power couple – Pennywise the Clown and The Babadook. Pennywise is the star of the recently released horror film, It. It all began after one Twitter user received some angry DMs. https://twitter.com/starkrhodey/status/907262073284960257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaystarnews.com%2Farticle%2Fpennywise-babadook%2F Twitter user @starkrhodey posted about Pennywise supporting gay rights and was targeted by another Twitter user. @starkrhodey clapped back with the phrase that started it all: ‘pennywise and his...

'Nobody can be mad at fairy lights' A Sydney man has started a colorful campaign to encourage Australians to vote yes for marriage equality. From today Australians will receive a ballot in the mail asking whether they agree if same-sex couples should be allowed to get married. The results of the non-binding postal survey will be revealed on November 15. The campaign is getting heated on both sides of the debate, with Australia’s largest ever rally for LGBTI rights held in Sydney...