OPINION On June 26th, 2015 I was climbing the steps of my West 28th Street subway stop on the 1 Line in New York City, ready for another day at Stella Adler’s Studio of Acting. I loved the flood of warm light mixed with summer morning breeze that I’d be hit with while exiting the […]
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 […]
Jim Obergefell, the man who lodged the case that took marriage equality to the US Supreme Court, has been invited to attend President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address as a special guest. Obergefell will join First Lady Michelle Obama along with 22 other Americans who made great achievements during the President’s terms. […]
Tamsir Jupiter Ndiaye, an eminent journalist in Senegal, has been sentenced to six months in prison for committing acts of homosexuality. The reporter was accused of attempted rape by another man, leading to his arrest. Homosexuality is a criminal offence in Senegal, fetching between 1 and 5 years imprisonment or fines up to 1,500,000 francs […]
U.S. President Barack Obama has called on African nations to treat LGBT people equally. President Obama made the comments during a press conference in Kenya. It’s the first time a sitting US President has visited Kenya, the homeland of President Obama’s father. President Obama said that gay and lesbian people should be treated equally under […]
After public outcry calling for the banning of ‘conversion therapy’ (procedures aiming to chance a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity) following the suicide of transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn, the Obama Administration has released an official response coming out in support of a potential ban. Transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn committed suicide in December last year, […]
After transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn took her own life last week, activists have begun calling for legislation to protect gender diverse youth. 17 year old Alcorn died by suicide on the morning of December 28th in her home town of King’s Mill, Ohio. She scheduled a letter to be posthumously published on her Tumblr account, […]
Every year OUTinPerth vote for their favourite people, places and things. Here are the top five people our readers felt were the most inspirational in the world! 1. Ellen Degeneres Comedian, talk show host and stealer of hearts has risen from second place last year to take out the top spot! 2. My Mum It […]
President Yoweri Museveni signed into law a controversial bill which legislates against same sex relationships, in some cases punishing homosexuality with life sentences in a country where homosexuality is already criminalised. The law has garnered widespread criticism from around the world since it was first passed by the Ugandan parliament in December 2013. President Museveni […]
LGBT advocates have welcomed the nomination of Australia’s first openly gay US ambassador. John Berry was nominated as part of the new 15 key administration posts announced last week, if officially confirmed by the Senator, Berry is part of eight gay men newly nominated for US Ambassador positions by President Obama. The current US […]
