Police say suspect threatened to commit mass shooting at Florida LGBTQ event
A 17-year-old from Ontario has been charged with allegedly making online threats toward an LGBTQ event in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Miami Police Department received a report on Sunday, June 5 of someone on the video chat platform Omegle threatening to commit a mass shooting at Pride on the Block 2022 in West Palm…
Persephone production brings message of hope to LGBTQ+ youth
I wanted to make something that was really empowering, and funny, so trans people like myself could see themselves in a show and laugh…
Anti-LGBT Hillsong Church Founder Brian Houston Resigns Amid Scandal
The anti-LGBTQI Hillsong Church was rocked by fresh scandal this week after Brian Houston, founder of the global megachurch, resigned following an internal investigation that found … The post Anti-LGBT Hillsong Church Founder Brian Houston Resigns Amid Scandal appeared first on Star Observer…
‘Powerful, captivating’ Thunderhead design picked for LGBTQ2+ monument
A Winnipeg-based team’s design dubbed Thunderhead, drawing on the symbolism of the cloud to embody “strength, activism and hope,” has been picked for the new LGBTQ2+ National Monument. The monument is slated to be built between Wellington Street and the Ottawa River just east of the Portage Bridge and completed in 2025…Thunderhead design chosen for LGBTQ2+ National Monument in Ottawa
A plant-filled park with a gleaming thunderhead sculpture at its centre is the winning design for a new monument in Ottawa to honour victims of its LGBTQ2+ purge…
Singapore Conducts First Ever Public Survey On LGBT Issues
A Singapore government survey seeking feedback from the public about LGBTQI issues and section 377A that criminalises same-sex relationships has received over 30,000 responses. According … The post Singapore Conducts First Ever Public Survey On LGBT Issues appeared first on Star Observer…
Maren Morris calls for more diversity in country
Maren Morris has called for “more diversity” in country music because women, people of colour and those in the LGBTQ community are not given enough exposure…‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill becomes law in Florida, banning sexual orientation instruction from K-3
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through Grade 3, a policy that has drawn intense national scrutiny from critics who argue it marginalizes LGBTQ people…
Federal Budget Fails LGBT Communities, Again
LGBTQI advocacy organisations have said that the 2022-23 Federal Budget by the Scott Morrison government has once again failed to fund the services and programs … The post Federal Budget Fails LGBT Communities, Again appeared first on Star Observer…