The USA implemented it’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy On this day in 1993 the USA military implemented it’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy. The new rules prohibited discrimination and harassment of closeted members of the armed forces. Brought in by the Clinton administration it allowed gay, lesbian and bisexual service members to serve as […]
Author Douglas Murray was asked this week if Pride was still relevant, leading to the right-wing pundit launching into a rant against both the Pride movement and corporation’s rainbow washing activism. “I remember when Pride was a parade basically, in certain cities, in countries where equal rights didn’t yet completely exist. Where there were certain […]
Acclaimed playwright Edward Albee has died aged 88. The American author achieved worldwide success with is play Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf? Albee passed away in Montauk, New York after a short illness. His works were considered to be a significant part of American theatre in the post war period. He was award the Pulitzer […]
Clinton: The Musical | Black Swan State Theatre Company | Heath Ledger Theatre | Until Sept 11 | ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 As the USA continues down the long road to the 2016 Presidential Election, Black Swan State Theatre Company are telling the story of the first Clinton Presidency. ‘Clinton: The Musical’ takes audiences back to Hillary’s introduction to the White […]
According to a report undertaken by the Human Rights Campaign, President Barack Obama has used the word “gay” 272 times in public speeches, statements and proclamations since he took office in 2009. This is much more than any of his recent predecessors, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. Bill […]
Millions of LGBTIQ Americans are rejoicing around the country with news the US Supreme Court ruled the Defence of Marriage Act (DoMA) unconstitutional. The ruling of 5-4 against DoMA showed that part of the act that acknowledged only heterosexual couples and marriages was unconstitutional, excluding people of equal liberty at a Federal level. DoMA was signed in […]
