365 Gays of the Year Lewis Laney Murdoch Books Lewis Laney’s chunky coffee table book 365 Gays of the Year has a simple premise, an entry for each day of the year highlighting an LGBTIQA+ person or ally that is of note. From 1st of January until 31st December there’s an interesting person for each day of […]
Transgender trailblazer Christine Jorgensen was born in 1926 Christine Jorgensen was born on this day, she was the first American to undergo gender reassignment surgery. After being drafted into the military and serving in World War II Jorgensen heard news about the new medical procedures of gender reassignment surgery. She traveled to Europe and in Copenhagen, Denmark, […]
The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) have announced a name change. Australia’s peak body for HIV advocacy will now be known as Health Equity Matters, a new identity that reflects its growing role as an advocate for the broad health needs of LGBTIQA+ people and marginalised communities. First established in 1985, the organisation’s focus […]
A British teacher who found himself de-registered by the profession’s governing body has claimed that “all sins deserve the death penalty” while appearing on a British television program. Warning: This story has comments about religion and violence which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 […]
A Catholic advocacy group has vowed to spend a million dollars on a campaign encouraging people to boycott the LA Dodgers Baseball team. The sporting club recently announced that they would honour The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at their annual Pride Night next month. June is Pride month in the USA leading up to the […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed off on some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world, defying condemnation from Western countries and human rights groups. Homosexual practices were already illegal in Uganda, but the new laws increase penalties and also make it a crime to “promote homosexuality”. The new laws include the crime of […]
WA Premier Mark McGowan has announced his resignation. The Premier said his 30 years in public service had been “an honour and a privilege’. Flanked by his cabinet, McGowan said it was time for him to step down as both the Premier and member for Rockingham. Listing off his government’s achievements the premier said now […]
Is a collaboration between Madonna and Sam Smith about to drop? Fans got excited last week when Madonna posted a short video to her Instagram with a graphic saying “S X M Sam and Madonna”, the accompanying audio featured the two singer’s voices. Around the same time Smith posted a message to fans saying Unholy would not […]
The US Department of Justice have announced that they have arrested and charged a 40-year-old woman from New York who they allege made threatening phone calls to LGBTIQA+ businesses in the wake of the Club Q shooting. Warning: This story has details of violence, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis support […]
The latest report on HIV cases in the United States of America shows dropping rates of new infections, but there is a concern that the growing number of anti-LGBTIQA+ laws being introduced around the country will have a big impact on sex education and public health campaigns. The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) has […]
