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Francis Kean Fiji Rugby

Fiji Rugby Chairman Resigns Over Homophobic Comments

Fiji Rugby Union chairman Francis Kean has stepped down from the World Rugby Council and withdrawn his nomination for the body's Executive Committee after...
Scott Fletcher

Kiwi To Represent Australia at Mr Gay World

A New Zealander who now calls Melbourne home will be representing Australia at the Mr Gay World competition at Cape Town in South Africa...
US Military

Obama to Veto Military Spending Bill If Anti-LGBTI Provisions Added

The President of the United States, Barack Obama is vowing to veto a proposed Military spending bill if anti-LGBTI "religious Freedom" provisions are included. The...
Group photo from the beach photoshoot yesterday of all 21 delegates. (Mr Gay World)

Mr. Gay World Finale is Tonight – Who Will Win?

The final of Mr. Gay World is only hours away, 21 countries are all vying for the title of Mr gay World 2017. Delegates have...
reading terror flowers

UK Terror Attack Victims All Gay Men

As police in the United Kingdom treat the weekend stabbing spree in the town of Reading as a terror act, it is now reported...
Press Freedom in Indonesia

Indonesia Considers Ban on LGBTQ+ Content and Investigative Journalism

The Government of Indonesia is proposing a media bill that raises serious concerns about freedom of expression. The bill, if passed, would ban "LGBT...
Croatia LGBTI Rights

Croatia Found to Violate Human Rights by European Court

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Eastern European nation of Croatia is in violation of Article 14 (non-discrimination) during a case of family...
un aids africa

COVID-19: AIDS Deaths Could Reach 500,000 in Africa

Disruptions in healthcare services due to the coronavirus pandemic could lead to an extra 500,000 AIDS-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa by next year, more...
Cast of Rumours (Rykter). Four leads left to right Alisah Sussmann(Sara), Sisilja Garen(Thea), Teo Tomczuk(Mathias) and Benjamin Ebbesen(Erik). (Credit: Sondre Mogård Løvheim) Supplied.

From Small Towns To Global Screens: The Rise Of ‘Rykter’ Stars...

Two young Norwegian actors are setting the internet alight in a television series about the lives of teenagers in a small coastal town, surprisingly...
President Erdoğan

Turkish President Launches Fresh Attack on LGBT+ Community

Turkey's President has launched a blistering attack on members of the LGBTQ community in a public speech where he defended homophobic comments by the...

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