World News

Anti-Trump Protests Are a Huge Success

Posted on 15 Jun 2025 in World

Irish public service network RTE reported Sunday evening that protests called in all fifty states of the USA on Donald Trump's birthday had been a resounding success. They said that despite efforts at provocation by an intimidatory National Guard and riot police in places, protesters had been peaceful. A huge blimp of Trump in a nappy floated above a protest in Washington. Tens of thousands of protesters at a huge number of towns and cities totalled millions mobilised against the most authoritarian regime the US has endured since its founding. RTE Radio 1 said "Wielding

All Out Pledges Solidarity with Russian LGBTs

Posted on 16 May 2025 in World

The campaign group ALL OUT has issued a press released inviting people to share in stories of courage from Russia and pledging solidarity to Russian LGBTQIA+ people who are bearing the brunt of a clampdown on freethinking and civil society.

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Democracy Continues in the USA - for now

Posted on 4 May 2025 in World

In amongst all the furore over Donald Trump's election as the President of the United States, it should be noted that democracy - for now- still prevails in the country, and that there were more than just Trump and Kamala Harris to choose from on the ballots. Left wing candidates and environment

International Solidarity Group Appeals Funds

Posted on 19 Feb 2025 in World

There are no pull punches pulled in a press release from AllOut.org, the international fundraising site that works with local projects on the ground to protect LGBTQIA+ lives. The AllOut Fundraising department makes a grand appeal for funds, and says "We'll cut right to the chas

Gay First Nation Man Wins "Mr Universe" Show

Posted on 25 Jan 2025 in World

We've some great news to report, along with the oldest Aussie gay paper, the Sydney Star Observer. Palawa man Jonathan Berry has made history in 2024 as the first Aboriginal man to win the title of Mr Universe. A proud gay man, Berry has been a trailblazer in the pageant worl

Jan

Marriage Equality Comes to Thailand

The BBC News Channel reports that marriage equality is now a reality in Thailand, after the recommendations of a Parliamentary vote received Royal Assent. Some two hundred same se

Jan

Trans March and Festival Returns to DC

The Washington Blade LGBTQIA+ newspaper reports that Community members, advocates, and LGBTQ leaders came together for the annual National Trans Visibility March on August 24th ami

Jan

Horror of Latest Taliban Diktats

Irish public service broadcasting station RTE Radio 1 reports that the already insanely fundamentalist Taliban regime in Afghanistan has passed a new set of diktats which enforce y

Dec

Veteran LGBT+ Newspaper Holds Awards

The Washington Blade, the US capital's LGBTQIA+ newspaper says that its awards season is now open. The long standing paper reports "It is Decision 2024!

Dec

Unity in Philly Against the Bulldozers

Laura Rowello meets with Asian drag performer Mandy Mango to update the readers of Philadelphia Gay News to the problems associated with a proposed gentrification building developm