Australian Gay Rights Group Say They’ll Show Tony Abbott Gay People Are Nothing to Be Scared Of

Following comments by the Tony Abbott, leader of the opposition in the Australian House of Representatives, that he felt “threatened” by homosexuality, the Australian Coalition for Equality has written to the politician inviting him to meet with same sex attracted people to see there’s nothing to be fearful of.
Speaking about [...]

Leader Of Opposition Increases Issue Of Homophobia In Australia By Saying LGBT Community Are Threatening

The current Leader of the Opposition in the Australian House of Representatives Tony Abbott, who could become the next Prime Minister of the country has done nothing to improve the issue of homophobia in Australia by responding to questions about his views on homosexuality in an interview with Australia’s Channel 9’s [...]

Students Force School To Recognise Issue Of Homophobic Bullying

A group of students in Wembley have forced their school to recognise the issue of homophobia by making them adapt their bullying policy to cover homophobia specifically.
Talking about the achievement, Grace Organ, who is a student at Queen’s Park Community School, told the Wembley and Kingsbury Times:
“We’ve had friends who were victims of sustained homophobic [...]

RDS Come Under Criticism For Homophobic Comments About US Figure Skater Johnny Weir

The Canadian television station RDS has found itself under heavy criticism following homophobic comments made by sports commentators covering the mens figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics where they suggested Johnny Weir was hurting the image of the sport and should undergo a gender test or compete in the women’s event.
Deemed to be of [...]

Make A Subtle But Powerful Statement With Edward Chiu’s Charity Haiti Tee

Sometimes you can think that compassion and love in the world has died but when you see people come together to help people they don’t even know following the earthquake in Haiti it really does restore your faith in humankind.
And that help has come in so many different formats – the Hope For Haiti concert [...]

Lesbian Couples Can Now Reproduce Without Men (Just As Long As You’re A Mouse Or Chicken)

Every lesbian couple wanting children has had the conversation about how much easier it would be if we could just reproduce amongst ourselves instead of trying to work out how we’re going to add a man into the equation.
Well good news, Japanese scientists have worked out how females can reproduce without having to have their [...]

Why Is Bisexuality As A Sexual Orientation So Often Ignored And Dismissed?

If you’re a bisexual who has felt that they’ve had to hide their true sexual identity and instead come out as gay or lesbian then Marcus Morgan’s commentary in the Guardian today is likely to strike a chord with you.
Discussing how society appears to have a need to put people in one box (gay) or [...]

Beverley Knight States She’s Committed To Stopping Homophobia In The Music Industry

Soul singer Beverley Knight , who recently released her latest album, 100%, has spoken out against homophobia in the music industry whilst being questioned by Times Online and fans as part of a live webcast.
Asked by a fan called Dan the question:
Hi Bev. Do you think the homophobia in many areas of music that you [...]

Leading Welsh Rugby Star Forced To Apologise For Homophobic Comment On Twitter

Homophobia in sport has long been a problem in the UK and across the world, and Welsh international rugby player Jonathan Thomas hasn’t acted to make it’s reputation much better after being caught on Twitter making a homophobic comment in relation to a top gay Welsh referee Nigel Owens.
Capped 51 times for his country, and [...]

Must Read: Incredible Letter By Parent Of Gay Child Decrying His Homophobic Treatment

Being part of the LGBT community can often see you being discriminated against, abused and insulted for being nothing more than who you were born to be. Some of us have the support of the family that helps us get through the hard times, others sadly don’t. One mother who sets a real example of [...]

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