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Eighth trans woman shot and killed in the US this year
- Released Date: 22-Mar-2017
After being shot to death, a trans woman is the eighth in the US to be unlawfully killed in 2017.
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Two men arrested for having sex, forced to pose for naked photos by police
- Released Date: 22-Mar-2017
Two men arrested for having sex were forced to pose for naked photos to ‘shame’ them, reports have claimed.
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’Free Speech Bus’ with transphobic message parks in front of Trump Tower
- Released Date: 22-Mar-2017
A bus with a transphobic message on the side of it parked itself in front of Trump Tower in New York City on Wednesday (22 March).
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New Zealand school gets rid of gendered uniforms
- Released Date: 22-Mar-2017
A school in New Zealand’s south has changed its uniform rules so students can wear trousers or skirts regardless of their gender.
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Gay men, made criminals under Nazi law, will finally be pardoned
- Released Date: 22-Mar-2017
The government today (22 March) read a draft law which would pardon all men sentenced under paragraph 175, no matter if they are dead or still alive.
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THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS ‘GAYDAR’, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY
- Released Date: 21-Mar-2017
A new study has debunked the myth that some people have a so-called ‘gaydar’.William Cox, a researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Psychology, conducted a study in a bid to prove whether someone people really do have an innate ab
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Trans teen dies after receiving silicone injections from fake plastic surgeon
- Released Date: 21-Mar-2017
A transgender teen died after receiving silicone injections from an unlicensed plastic surgeon.
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OXFORD STREET’S A[TEST] CELEBRATES 10,000TH HIV TEST
- Released Date: 21-Mar-2017
Sydney’s a[TEST] has celebrated its second year and delivered over 10,000 HIV and STI tests to men in the queer community.The service is NSW’s only peer-driven, community-based testing centre for gay men. It opened in February 2015, later expanding t
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Hillary Clinton’s running mate Tim Kaine chats with Gay Star News
- Released Date: 20-Mar-2017
US Senator Tim Kaine was the center of attention at the Human Rights Campaign gala in Los Angeles where he was the keynote speaker.
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A major Philippines university is getting gender neutral restrooms
- Released Date: 20-Mar-2017
One of Manila’s most prestigious universities is about to get gender-neutral restrooms for its students and staff.
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Has YouTube Automated Anti-LGBT Discrimination?
- Released Date: 20-Mar-2017
Are new YouTube filters actually just automated anti-LGBT discrimination? Vloggers this weekend started noticing that a number of benign posts had been flagged after YouTube put new policies in place intended to help parents prevent their children fr
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Trump Admin. Cuts LGBT Questions Out of Federal Surveys
- Released Date: 20-Mar-2017
LGBT advocates are sounding the alarm after the Trump administration eliminated questions on sexuality from two federal surveys.
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