generationQ - News

LifeVest for LGBTQ Teens at Risk

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:46:41 UT

High School Proms are supposed to be the highlight of your school life. Not so for Derrick Martin, he wanted to take his boyfriend.

Tags: gay teen, homophobia, senior prom

Today Show Supports Gay Weddings

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:04:00 UT

The Today Show on NBC has agreed to change the rule of their wedding competition this year to include same sex couples. This has sparked a flurry of outrage from the usual groups.

Tags: gay marriage, homophobia, today show

New Australian internet censorship will block GLBT websites.

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:40:14 UT

The Australian Government's new internet censorship will also block harmless sites including GLBT websites, it has been reported.

Tags: Australian Government, censorship

New York denied same-sex marriage rights

Chris Pycroft — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:44:09 UT

A bill to legalize gay marriage in New York has been blocked by 38 votes to 24.

Tags: gay marriage, gay rights, gay usa

Health Org Says “I Don’t” To Same-Sex Marriage Inquiry Report

Natalie Kalow — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 UT

The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee today recommended rejecting the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009 which seeks to remove the current ban on same-sex marriage.

Tags: bisexual, gay, gay marriage, lesbian

White Ribbon day is more than an awareness day

Natalie Kalow — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 UT

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is a vital awareness day that has contributed to very real and important outcomes..

Tags: White Ribbon Day

India’s Gay Prince To Visit Australia

Natalie Kalow — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:29:31 UT

The world’s only openly gay royal is set to visit Sydney and Melbourne in early November to help improve HIV prevention work in the Asia Pacific region.

Tags: gay, Gay Prince, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil

Changing the ‘face’ of living with HIV

Natalie Kalow — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:00:00 UT

The quality of life of one-in-eight Australians living with HIV is set to improve from tomorrow (Tuesday, September 1, 2009) with the Government subsidy of a treatment that helps correct severe facial wasting that can be caused by antiretroviral medications.

Tags: aids, hiv

iOTA the latest addition to Sleaze Ball

Chris Pycroft — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:54:12 UT

Award winning entertainer iOTA has been added to the line-up of Sleaze Ball 2009.

Tags: iOTA, Sleaze Ball

Wallabies Support Human Rights Campaign

Natalie Kalow — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:43:16 UT

The Australian Rugby Union has thrown its weight behind a campaign to fight discrimination against Australia’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community.

Tags: bisexual, gay, glbt, Human Rights Campaign, lesbian, Wallabies

Conference To 'Out' Same-Sex Domestic Violence

Natalie Kalow — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:43:16 UT

Addressing the hidden problem of same-sex domestic violence (SSDV) will be the focus of a unique conference in Sydney in September.

Tags: acon, domestic violence, glbt

OUTTAKE VOICES: Congresswoman Baldwin's LGBT Forecast

Natalie Kalow — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:46:53 UT

In the conclusion of OUTTAKE VOICES exclusive audio interview with openly gay Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson asks the essential questions about the future of our LGBT civil rights in the Obama administration.

Tags: barack obama, Charlotte Robinson, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, outtake voices

25th Birthday wishes for the Sex Discrimination Act

Natalie Kalow — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:34:05 UT

To mark the 25^th anniversary, the Australian Human Rights Commission is launching a commemorative website. See www.humanrights.gov.au/sex_discrimination/sda_25

Tags: discrimination, equality, gender, sexuality

Sexual orientation: Poll shows support for new anti-discrimination laws

Natalie Kalow — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:52:05 UT

A new national poll has found Australians support the introduction of laws that would prohibit discrimination against people on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Tags: equal rights, gender, sexuality

Another Young Man Kidnapped by Ex-Gay Camp

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:00:38 UT

4 years ago, 15 year old Zach Stark was placed in facility ran by Exodus, to 'cure him of his homosexuality. Thankfully he emerged as gay as ever and stronger too. Now Bryce Faulkner has been taken.

Tags: bryce faulkner, exgay, exodus, homophobia, homophobic, zachary stark