“This is some bullshit!” is comedian Kathy Griffin’s opinion of Australia’s marriage postal survey. Never one to hold back on her opinions, Griffin is over recent controversies in career and embracing a new sense of fearlessness. “It’s like something my ninety seven year old drunk mother would come up with. ‘Why doesn’t everybody just put […]
US President Donald Trump has announced that transgender people will no longer be allowed to serve in America’s military. The President made the announcement via a series of early morning Twitter posts, but did not clarify when the ban would be implemented and how it would affect thousands of transgender people currently serving in the […]
In his final days as President of the United States of America, Barrack Obama has used his presidential powers to drastically reduce the sentence of Chelsea Manning. Manning was convicted by court-martial of espionage and a series of related charges and sentenced to 35 years imprisonment. Manning was responsible for the unauthorised release of almost […]
A year ago today the US Supreme Court made a landmark decision. History was made when the USA’s highest court ruled in favour of the plaintiffs in Obergefell v Hodges, a decision that granted everyone the right to marry a partner of the same gender. A short time later President Obama called Jim Obergefell, and […]
President Obama has described the attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando Florida as an act of terror and hate. The President gave a 5 minute address noting that not all the facts surrounding the event were known at this time. “Today as Americans we grieve the brutal murder and horrific massacre of dozens of […]
Madonna has said she was speechless when she met President Obama backstage at the ‘Tonight Show’. The singer posted some shots to her Instagram account of her meeting President Obama backstage before the taping of Jimmy Fallon’s show at ’30 Rock’ in New York. It was President Obama’s first appearance on the show since Jimmy […]
US religious leader Franklin Graham has labeled the proposal to formally recognise New York’s Stonewall Inn as a place of historic significance as creating a “monument to sin”. Last week President Obama suggested that the historic venue which is recognised as the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement should be protected. The President suggest […]
OUTinPerth’s July issue, which will be released tomorrow morning, features a satirical image of the Prime Minister fighting the growing wave of support for marriage equality. Western Australia’s free monthly publication for the LGBTIQ communities has highlighted how many people in the community feel about Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s continual dismissal of the calls for […]
British Prime Minister David Cameron has taken to Twitter to responded to calls the 2013 Winter Olympic Games to be cancelled. The Prime Minister posted a tweet reading, “I believe we can better challenge prejudice as we attend, rather than boycotting the Winter Olympics.” The Prime Minister’s comment comes days after British writer and gay […]
US President Barack Obama has spoken out against Russia’s restrictive laws against LGBT people and cancelled a planned one on one meeting with Russian President Putin. Speaking to Tonight Show host Jay Leno on the popular night time program the President made it clear that he was not happy with the current situation in Russia. […]
