It has been 75 years since the tragedy of the Holocaust and on January 27, 2022, we honoured the International Day Of Commemoration. Three quarters of a century later, we reflect on the horrors that were committed across Europe leading up to and during World War II. HISTORY MUST NEVER BE ALLOWED TO REPEAT The...
In Iran, sexual activity outside of heterosexual marriage is considered unlawful. Two men, Mehrdad Karimpou and Farid Mohammadi, were arrested in Iran six years ago on the charge of sodomy by force, and have since been executed by the state on January 31, 2022, reports Attitude. HOMOSEXUALITY IS A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY DEATH Karimpou and...
Subscriber access only. Existing subscribers log in to view or subscribe here.
A private school in Brisbane, Citipointe Christian College, has been slammed online for allegedly asking students to sign an enrolment contract stipulating that students who believe in and identify with “sexual immorality,” will be expelled, reports ABC News. The school is demanding parents sign a contract affirming students identify as their birth gender, agree that...
At least 34 out LGBTQIA+ identifying athletes are heading to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games next month, reports OutSports. The figure is at least double the amount that competed in 2018, with the majority of out athletes now being men. The athletes will compete in nine different sports including 12 in ice hockey, 10...
According to the National Health Service (NHS), the idea that shoe size is linked to the size of someone’s penis is nothing more than an urban legend, reports LadBible. Citing a study from 2002 by the British Journal Of Urology where researchers measured more than 100 men, the NHS reported that they found, “no link...
Steam! is a new short film by The Barn Pictures which references the Western film genre in a manner that breathes new, queer life into it. The film, directed by Jeffrey Simon, is a musical, blending together a safe space carved out for queer people with a traditionally masculine genre. BUCKLE UP FOR A STEAMY...
France is introducing new legislation that will ban so-called “gay conversion therapy” and is bringing in harsher penalties for practitioners of the dangerous and widely discredited practice, reports ABC News. FACING THE CRUELTY OF CONVERSION It has long been acknowledged by international medical associations that conversion therapy – the practice of attempting to turn LGBTQIA+ people...
The Roman Catholic Church is known for having a hardline stance against same-sex marriage. On Sunday, January 23 a post was released on the OutInChurch initiative Instagram outlining a call for reformation in the Catholic church, reports DW. QUEER PRIESTS, PASTORS AND CHURCH MEMBERS COME OUT The OutInChurch initiative had around 125 people including past...
Fans of the HBO Max series Euphoria are given enlightening looks into the backstories of the characters at the beginning of each episode. The often heart-wrenching scenes give much-needed context to these characters and paint their lives with complexity and nuance. In the latest episode, we finally get to see Cal Jacobs’s past and it’s...
DNA respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we live and work. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging, and extend this respect to all First Nations people. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ In recent years, Australia Day has become a topic of fierce debate between those who want to keep the “tradition”...
On Sunday morning January 16, the popular adult performer Cole Connor was beaten and mugged on the way to retrieve his ID from a car by a group of unidentified men. Connor has posted updates on his Twitter alerting his fans and loved ones of his progress post-attack. NOT THE MONEY-MAKER! Connor (a stage name)...
Responsible for creating the bold “power dressing” style of the late ’70s and ’80s, French designer Manfred Thierry Mugler has died at age 73, reports The Guardian. HONOURING AN ICON Mugler was born in Strasbourg, the capital of France’s Grand Est region. Before becoming a designer, he was a ballet dancer and the influences of...
An LGBTQIA+ friendly wrestling group based in Adelaide, Wrestling For Fun, have announced that it will close its doors to the unvaccinated after a unanimous vote among members. The decision was made as, “the safety of participants is no longer just about grappling within the limits of their experience.” The club says it is determined...
Netflix’ first Arabic original feature film, Perfect Strangers, has come under fire from conservatives across the Middle East due to a lead character being gay, reports The Hollywood Reporter. One politician in Egypt said that the film, “incited homosexuality and betrayal,” and was a part of a plot to disrupt Arab society. The film is...