Tag: LGBTI

Video is being targeted by numerous homophobic comments, receiving over 150,000 downvotes YouTube released a moving #ProudToBe new video celebrating Pride yesterday (27 June). YouTube Spotlight launched this video as part of the campaign and already has more than 3 million hits on YouTube. The video features famous LGBTI YouTubers, clips of viral videos including Rachel Evan Woods, Human Rights Campaign, LGBTI marches, and clips of same-sex parents with their children.ru It also includes Peppermint and Shea from the recent season of RuPaul’s...

'For anyone who's had to hide who they are, I've got your back' A straight New York City cop has shared an LGBTI Pride message on Facebook that is so powerful and point that it has gone viral. He identifies himself only as ‘Huge Fat Loser’ and posts a photo of himself wearing a T-shirt that reads: ‘I may be straight but I don’t hate.’ He then shares a list of reasons why he worked last weekend’s Pride event. It’s a thorough and...

Istanbul Pride could be cancelled due to the threats A Nazi youth group wants to block Istanbul Pride as ‘gay people want to stop straights from having sex’. The Alperen Hearths, linked to the right-wing nationalist Great Union Party (BBP), has vowed the march on 25 June will not take place. Istanbul Pride is scheduled to start from Taksim Square. ‘If the state allows it, we will not. We will not allow them to walk,’ Kürşat Mican, the group’s head in Istanbul, said...

Children from grade 1 will learn that it is ok to be gay The Cambodian government is planning to introduce a new school course to teach students about LGBTI issues, sexuality and gender. Called ‘Life Skills’ the course will be taught from grades 1 to 12, and coursework will be introduced from grade 5. The Ministry of Education worked closely with Cambodian LGBTI advocates. Srun Srorn was one of those advocates who said the course would help to reduce discrimination against the...

#lovewins Yesterday we bought you news about a gay couple’s engagement photo going viral. The American-Swiss couple posed for celebrity photographer Gabriel Goldberg for an image that celebrated both of their backgrounds. It sent us scouring the internet for some other recent examples of gay couples celebrating their engagement. Check out some of the adorable results below. 1. Sunset kisses https://www.instagram.com/p/BQyr6tSAAV_/ 2. He said yes! https://www.instagram.com/p/BU19vI3gz-k/ 3. Chicago cuteness https://www.instagram.com/p/BVAAusVA4Qv/ 4. ‘My fiancé as of today’ https://www.instagram.com/p/BU46ivPlM1d/ 5. ‘Find the warm ones and let them stay’ https://www.instagram.com/p/BU2GwivAnX8/ 6. Bunni and Stevie https://www.instagram.com/p/BUusyMUl7lG/ 7. Spring...

Popular show has only had two seasons Fans of Sense8 are not letting the canceled show go without a fight. They have launched a Change.org petition for a season three of the Netflix drama that has so far been signed by more than 440,000 people. ‘The cancellation of Sense8 Season 3 has been completely unexpected,’ reads the petition. ‘We don’t know any reasons yet, however it’s quite strange that a show that has received such positive response from a wide and heterogeneous audience,...

Catch these queer hidden gems in high quality and at your leisure on gay streaming service Dekkoo Sponsored: Mainstream Hollywood has made some admirable, if sanitized attempts at LGBTI stories over the years. (With, of course, a few notable triumphs). But more often than not, non-heterosexual characters are sidelined – if not obscured altogether. When it comes to the real and raw representations of all things queer on film, independent cinema is where it’s at. A character in ‘Mexican Men’ As such, my list...

Students faced death threats for choosing to hold the event during Ramadan A Pride march scheduled for next month in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was canceled last night (17 May). The three-day LGBTI public awareness campaign was organized by a group of students at Taylor University. Pro-Islamist blogs were outraged the event would have been held on 6 to 8 June during Ramadan. The event, which would have included a movie screening, forum, open mic and pride march at the campus, was called ‘Courage...

Love Makes a Family: 'Together a mighty group of rainbow family advocates are creating history' In a region where LGBTI families have very few rights, a ‘mighty group’ of people are coming together to sing the praises of rainbow families. ‘Families’ is the theme of this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia’s (IDAHOT). So, Planet Ally and the International Family Equality Day (IFED) came together to organize the first annual Asia-Pacific Rainbow Families Forum. The two day event in Hong...

The parade was held in the world-famous Shibuya ward, which was the first to allow same-sex couples to get marriage certificates As Japan makes slow moves to improve the lives of its LGBTI citizens, the country still has a long way to go. Some prefectures permit same-sex couples marriage certificates and one temple has even allowed same-sex couples to be buried together. But trans people still have to jump through extreme hoops to have their gender updated on official documentation. And the...

Whoopi Goldberg, Andy Cohen, Lance Bass and Sarah Paulson are among those encouraging young and old LGBTI people to come together to share a meal Does the LGBTI community have a problem with ageism? More specifically, do we disregard the experiences and wisdom of our LGBTI elders? SAGE is the biggest organization dedicated to supporting LGBT seniors in the US. Since 1978, it has been working to support and improve the lives of older LGBTI people and their caregivers. It has launched a...

The Pride in London Festival will run from 24 June to 9 July 2017! Every year Pride in London takes over the West End with parades, multiple stages for performances, and more all in the name of LGBTI visibility and celebration. There mission is to be fully inclusive, provide a celebration of LGBTI life, and to continue the fight for equality. Now is your chance to be a part of it. Check out our video as we show you the massive...

A couple that have been together for 45 years were not allowed to see each other after one of them was in hospital after surgery Older LGBTI people living in South Australia still face ongoing discrimination but a historic project might change all of that. The state’s Rainbow Advocacy Alliance will work with South Australia’s Council of the Ageing on the year-long project to help older LGBTI people. The project’s objective is to ‘engage and empower’ older LGBTI people by raising visibility,...

Police accuse the gay men of 'belonging to a gang of an unlawful society' A same-sex couple are on the run after police arrested 53 gay men in Nigeria. Authorities in Zaria raided a motel where a group of mostly male students were holding a party yesterday evening at the Zaria Motel (19 April). As homosexuality is illegal in Nigeria, house parties are often the only time LGBTI people can feel free and safe to be open about their sexual or gender...