Month: November 2017

5 THINGS TO KNOW

‘Not gay enough’: Dutch authorities challenge asylum-seekers to prove their sexuality.

November 10, 2017 compassq Comments Off on ‘Not gay enough’: Dutch authorities challenge asylum-seekers to prove their sexuality.

It’s just after 2 p.m. on a sunny day in September, and a motley group of people are standing outside Amsterdam’s main courthouse. Among them is a worried-looking couple: a young Arab man with dyed hair, a diamond earring and a tight T-shirt, holding the hand of an older white man in a more nondescript outfit… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality      

DESTINATIONS

Gay Chinese tourists flock to Thailand for fun, acceptance.

November 10, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Gay Chinese tourists flock to Thailand for fun, acceptance.

Bathed in a pink spotlight, the cabaret singer at Phuket’s ZAG bar lip-syncs the top notes of a popular Mandarin love song, delighting the crowd of gay Chinese tourists who have escaped judgement at home for sexual freedom in Thailand. While the song, “The Moon Represents My Heart”, is a hit with the patrons, the transgender singer is just the warm up act. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

SPORTS

Premier League and Stonewall launch LGBT football initiative.

November 10, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Premier League and Stonewall launch LGBT football initiative.

The Premier League and Stonewall have announced a three-year partnership to help further promote LGBT equality in football. The league and its clubs will work with the charity Stonewall to encourage lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to get involved in the sport. That could be playing, supporting a club, or working in an off-pitch role, along with improving the experience of the LGBT community when they do so. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

5 THINGS TO KNOW

What’s next for the Australian same-sex marriage vote?

November 10, 2017 compassq Comments Off on What’s next for the Australian same-sex marriage vote?

Australians are now just a few days away from finding out how the nation voted on whether to legalise same-sex marriage. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed a press conference will be held at the ABS House and statistician David Kalisch and his deputy Jonathan Palmer will announce the historical results.   Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

5 THINGS TO KNOW

The truth about HIV and being ‘untransmittable’.

November 9, 2017 compassq Comments Off on The truth about HIV and being ‘untransmittable’.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially acknowledged that people living with HIV whose treatment has brought their viral load to an undetectable level cannot transmit HIV to their sexual partners.With this statemement, the  CDC validates hundreds of other experts and HIV organizations that have signed on to a consensus statement recognizing undetectable HIV-positive people (nearly half of those living with HIV in the U.S.) are not able to pass the disease to others. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

5 THINGS TO KNOW

How LGBT candidates won so big on election night.

November 9, 2017 compassq Comments Off on How LGBT candidates won so big on election night.

The victories for LGBT candidates on election night 2017 seemed as sudden as lightning bolts. Early in the night, Danica Roem won a closely watched Virginia House of Delegates Race, and is now set to become the first openly transgender elected and seated state legislator in the country, beating self-declared “chief homophobe” and bathroom-bill author Bob Marshall. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality