A growing wave of new restrictions spawned by the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus variant in South Africa is underway. But the United States is waiting until Monday to implement its own flight bans.
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Australian footballer Josh Cavallo, who came out as gay a fortnight ago, has shared his fears about playing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a country that punishes homosexuality with the death penalty. Qatar is ranked 143 out of 150 nations on the LGBTQ+ travel safety index, making it one of the most dangerous countries for LGBTQIA+ people to visit. Qatar enforces strict Sharia laws and punishes homosexuality with imprisonment, flogging and the death penalty.
In 2019, journalist Lyric Fergusson
.A growing wave of new restrictions spawned by the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus variant in South Africa is underway. But the United States is waiting until Monday to implement its own flight bans.
< 1 min read Married at First Sight Australia has decided to axe a contestant from the show following homophobic and misogynistic outbursts on his social media. The man at the centre of the controversy, Simon Blackburn, was featured in the teaser trailer for the show’s upcoming season.
Melbourne-based gay activists Antony McManus and his husband Ron van Houwelingen are well known for their fight for marriage equality and getting married to each other 19 times over the three decades that they have been together.
Warning: This story has details of violent, homophobic assault and might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.“I’m not fucking gay”, is what Stephen Taylor, a 24-year-old from Liverpool screamed at his victim while stabbing him 12 times with a knife, apparently as a reaction to being rejected when he asked the victim to perform a sex act.The night
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Defence Minister Peter Dutton won his defamation case against an unemployed gay refugee activist who had referred to him as a “rape apologist” on social mediaA Federal Court indicated that it would order gay refugee activist Shane Bazzi to pay $35,000 as damages to Dutton. The minister had sued Bazzi over a tweet published on February 25, that said: “Peter Dutton is a rape apologist.”Bazzi, a prominent voice during the 2017 national Marriage equality vote, who is presently unemployed had raised
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Selome Hailu editorApple TV Plus announced that Australian actor Jacki Weaver has been added to the cast of “Hello Tomorrow!,” an upcoming dramedy series.“Hello Tomorrow” is set in a retro-future world and follows a group of traveling salesmen selling lunar timeshares. Billy Crudup stars as Jack, a salesman whose optimism inspires his coworkers and customers, but threatens to leave him dangerously lost in the very dream that sustains him.
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don’t “go together like rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong”?Teenagers and “Grease,” according to two school administrations in Australia who have nixed the ’70s-made, ’50s-themed musical — and subsequent movie, starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing — from their theatrical repertoire.Students from two kindergarten through grade 12 schools in Perth — Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC) and Scotch College — have reportedly protested against future productions of
Daniel Lissing’s upcoming appearance on GAC Family’s, returning as the beloved town Mountie he played for five seasons on Hallmark Channel’s. While you can’t see the Australian actor’s face in the photo, the distinguished Mountie uniform confirms that he’s revisiting the role he made famous.
came out as gay last month and received praise and support from across the soccer world.
Married At First Sight Australia star Jessika Power has pleaded with fans who have turned nasty online to stop sending her abusive messages.
news.com.au in Australia, Jolie responded to reports of the Marvel film being quietly removed from screens in those Middle Eastern territories, including a report that Disney refused to cut scenes out of the film in order to appease local censors. “I’m sad for [those audiences].
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