Here’s five more tracks to check out. In this week’s edition we look at videos featuring new songs from Louis Culture, Shannen James, Genesis Owusu, Haiku Hands and Kayne The Lovechild. Louis Culture – Grammar South London artist Louis Culture has just released two brand new singles, Grammar and No Love. These releases arrive a year after the […]
A report from the Pew Research Centre has shown the dramatically different attitudes towards same-sex marriage around the globe. The study looked at surveys that have been taken in 32 different countries in the last two years and compared their results. Among the populations surveyed, Sweden showed the highest level of support where 92 per […]
The death of Rita Hester lead to Transgender Day of Remembrance This story contains information about violence against people who are transgender. Rita Hester was an African American transgender woman who was murdered in Allston, Massachusetts on November 28th 1998. Her violent murder has never been solved, but a memorial that took place a few […]
Neil Patrick Harris joins Doctor Who this week playing one of the Time Lord’s oldest nemeses, The Toymaker. The long running sci-fi show has been celebrating it’s 60th anniversary with three special episodes that fans have been lapping up. The show makes its debut at 6:30pm each Saturday night in the UK, and streams globally via […]
Police in Moscow have reportedly staged raids on several LGBTIQA+ venues following a significant legal change late last week. On Friday the Supreme Court declared that the “International LGBT public movement” was an extremist organisation and banned its activities across the country. The move was promoted by a petition from the justice ministry, even though […]
Actor Juliana Margulies has issued an apology over comments she made on a podcast where she accused LGBTIQA+ people, and Black people, who support Palestine of being Antisemitic. I am horrified by the fact that statements I made on a recent podcast offended the Black and LGBTQIA+ communities, communities I truly love and respect,” she […]
The American version of Queer as Folk began screening on this day in 2000 It’s 23 years since the US version of Queer as Folk made its debut. For five years the adventures of Michael, Brian, Justin Emmett, Ted, Lindsay and Melanie were essential viewing on Monday nights on SBS in Australia. Based on the British show […]
Drag entertainer Dean Misdale has followed up the chart-topping success of their single Celebration with a new seasonal offering. The singer’s latest release is a cover of the Wham Christmas favourite Last Christmas. The video for the song sees Misdale showing off a selection of festive outfits while giving the much-loved song an additional dance beat. l There […]
Professor Ashleigh Lin was recognised at the recent WA Mental Health Awards. Professor Lin was awarded the Minister’s Award, an award that recognises someone who has displayed best practice at every level in the mental health sector and proven to hold an all-round skill set to benefit the outcomes for people living with mental health challenges […]
Aaron Copland captured the sound of America American composer Aaron Copland died on this day in 1990, just a few weeks after his 90th birthday. Born in New York in 1900, his family were immigrants who had come to America from Lithuania via Scotland, along the way changing their name from Kaplan to Copland. The […]
