LONDON, U.K. – The Love Soap, printed with #GayIsOK, launched in Lush stores 25 June and was sold until the end of July. Lush customers and All Out members took to social media to post “selfies” with their personal messages about why they support equality. Though around 80 Lush shops around the world were unable…
Today, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who last month refused to allow a vote for marriage equality in the Parliament, was ousted from his position and replaced by Malcolm Turnbull through a leadership ballot. Liberal Party members voted 54 to 44 to replace Abbott with former party leader and Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who had…
Jesse Rau, the Calgary Transit bus driver who refused to drive a rainbow-wrapped city bus during the city’s Gay Pride festival claims he has been fired, reports The Huffington Post. In a statement issued via his church Rau said he was called into work Thursday and fired. “I was shocked when my supervisor called me…
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has agreed to pass legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, if the public votes in favor in a plebiscite, reports Pink News. Abbott, an opponent on same-sex marriage, refused to give members of parliament (MP) a free vote on the issue, but has agreed to hold a plebiscite or referendum after…
Last week, the Vatican ruled that transgender people are not entitled to be godparents, out of fear that “this person does not possess the requirement of leading a life according to the faith.” The Vatican’s Congregation of Doctrine and Faith’s discriminatory decision prevents a child from receiving the guidance and spiritual support of loving godparents,…
Russia’s long running avant-garde film festival, Moscow Premiere, a champion of Russian LGBT and anti-fascist cinema, was cancelled last week and replaced by a “positive, youth-orientated” alternative, reports Dazed. The new festival is being run by Yevgeny Gerasimov, a high-ranking member of Putin’s Kremlin. The organizer of Moscow Premiere said that there was no way he could work with Gerasimov….
Following in the footsteps of Keegan Hirst, Sam Stanley has become the second British pro rugby player to reveal publicly that he is gay. Stanley, 23, has represented England at five tournaments and is the brother of Samoan international Michael Stanley. Stanley said he has kept his five-year relationship with partner Laurence a secret. “I…
A Canadian bus driver has said he would rather quit his job than drive a rainbow painted bus. The City of Calgary introduced the new rainbow bus to celebrate the city’s Pride parade. The bus will rotate through different routes in Calgary in the build-up to its Pride parade Sept.7, reports Pink News. Driver Jesse…
Today, Jerusalem’s District Court indicted Yishai Schlissel for murder for last month’s deadly attack during Jerusalem Pride, along with multiple attempted murder charges for those he wounded. Last month, Schlissel went on a stabbing rampage at Jerusalem Pride killing Shira Banki and wounding five others. Last Thursday, Schlissel was deemed fit to stand trial following…
Yishai Schlissel, the man who went on a stabbing rampage at Jerusalem Pride killing Shira Banki and wounding many others has been deemed fit to strand trial. The decision was made after Schlissel was examined by a court-appointed psychiatrist during a 48-hour detention at a psychiatric hospital. A previous psychiatric evaluation was inconclusive, reports The…
