The most – and least – LGBTIQ-friendly countries in Europe revealed
Malta has been named the most LGBTIQ-friendly travel destination in Europe for the fourth year in a row. Advocacy group ILGA-Europe produces the Rainbow Europe list annually, ranking 49 European countries based on how their laws and policies impact on the lives of LGBTIQ people. Categories include equality and non-discrimination, families, hate crime and hate …
Labor urged to clarify stance on religious exemptions before election
LGBTIQ advocates have called for federal Labor to clarify the party’s stance on removing anti-discrimination exemptions affecting LGBTIQ staff at religious schools before the federal election. just.equal spokesperson Rodney Croome said Labor “seems to be backing two horses” after Deputy Leader Tanya Plibersek told a Catholic Schools forum on Tuesday that religious schools should be …
Crowdfunding campaign to support community volunteer Taz Clay after fire
A crowdfunding campaign to support local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advocate Taz Clay has raised over $2200 after Clay lost all his possessions in a house fire overnight. Fire completely engulfed the boarding house of eight units on Vulture Street in South Brisbane, with residents and neighbours woken up by smoke alarms early this …
Barry Humphries defends ‘unsavoury’ comedy after transphobia backlash
Australian comedian Barry Humphries has defended his controversial brand of comedy after his named was stripped from a top comedy award. Humphries’ name was this month removed from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s top award, in part because of a series of the comedian’s history of transphobic comments. At a comedy Q&A session in London …
Pride Business: Tax time isn’t a drag with Nash Accounting & Taxation
Pride Business Network proudly presents Neale Harris from NASH Accounting & Taxation NASH Accounting & Taxation have been operating in the Brisbane area for the last 17 years. Pride Business Network The business is operating from Bowen Hills and Fortitude Valley prior to this. Neale Harris, the principal of NASH said, “Our core business strategy …
PHOTOS: MAFS Billy Vincent strips naked at Sporties
Reality TV star and nude calendar model Billy Vincent from MAFS bared all Friday night at Brisbane’s Sportsman Hotel (Sporties). All in a good cause – to raise money for QuAC and men’s mental health. The 29-year-old personal trainer appears in a number of editions of Northern Rivers photographer John Bortolin’s annual “Manscapes” calendars. Bortolin …
