Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

Winds of Change, Sports and Culture

Australia: Asexuals struggle to come out in this sexed-up world

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

Winds of Change, Sports and Culture

"I'm pretty sure if I came out today I'd probably get the same response from my brother as I did seven years ago — he thought it was a rort," Steph says.

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

Let the Courts Decide

Kenya: Group seeks to quash parts of Penal Code outlawing gay sex

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

Let the Courts Decide

A group seeking to quash some provisions of the Penal Code that make it illegal for consensual gay and lesbian sex will call expert witnesses to support their case.

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

World of Politics, Winds of Change, HIV Health and Wellness

UK: This Man With HIV Just Won His Battle To Change The Rules

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

World of Politics, Winds of Change, HIV Health and Wellness

Following a BuzzFeed News story, the Civil Aviation Authority announced on Thursday that people with HIV would no longer be barred from becoming commercial pilots.

Christina Dideriksen

January 19, 2018

Sports and Culture

France: James Haskell expected longer Mathieu Bastareaud ban for homophobic remark

Christina Dideriksen

January 19, 2018

Sports and Culture

Wasps' James Haskell says he expected Mathieu Bastareaud to be banned for longer than three weeks for an on-pitch homophobic remark - but admits he has done similar things in the past.

Christina Dideriksen

January 19, 2018

HIV Health and Wellness, World of Politics

US: New HHS division slammed as tool for anti-LGBT discrimination

Christina Dideriksen

January 19, 2018

HIV Health and Wellness, World of Politics

Consistent with media reports indicating the move was coming, the Department of Health & Human Services on Thursday formally established a conscience division that critics say will allow medical practitioners to deny abortion-related services and treatment to LGBT people on religious grounds.

Christina Dideriksen

January 19, 2018

Let the Courts Decide

US: Insurer Settles Lawsuit For $17 Million For Accidentally Outing HIV Patients

Christina Dideriksen

January 19, 2018

Let the Courts Decide

A lawsuit alleged that Aetna committed a privacy breach when it mailed thousands of envelopes that revealed patients’ HIV medications through the windows.

Christina Dideriksen

January 19, 2018

Let the Courts Decide, Sports and Culture

China: Beijing court to hear case on top media watchdog’s gay rule

Christina Dideriksen

January 19, 2018

Let the Courts Decide, Sports and Culture

A Beijing court on Wednesday accepted a case requiring China's top media regulator to justify the listing of homosexual relations as "abnormal."

Christina Dideriksen

January 19, 2018

Winds of Change

US: Ending the Intersex Exception

Christina Dideriksen

January 19, 2018

Winds of Change

People Born with Atypical Sex Characteristics Battle For Informed Consent

Christina Dideriksen

January 18, 2018

Sports and Culture

US: Gay Olympian Adam Rippon blasts selection of Mike Pence to lead U.S. delegation

Christina Dideriksen

January 18, 2018

Sports and Culture

Adam Rippon, the 2016 U.S. men’s figure skating champion who is believed to be the first openly gay U.S. Winter Olympian, criticized the White House’s selection of Vice President Mike Pence to lead the 2018 U.S. Olympic delegation

Christina Dideriksen

January 18, 2018

Sports and Culture

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Producers to Develop Comedy

Christina Dideriksen

January 18, 2018

Sports and Culture

World of Wonder, which produces the acclaimed series “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” has announced that they are developing a comedy feature film.

Christina Dideriksen

January 18, 2018

Sports and Culture

Tunisia 'queer film festival' seeks to make a difference

Christina Dideriksen

January 18, 2018

Sports and Culture

The first ever film festival celebrating the LGBT community is underway in Tunisia, a Muslim country where homosexuals can face up to three years in prison.

Christina Dideriksen

January 18, 2018

Business and Technology, World of Politics

Indonesia: Govt to Block Google if LGBT Apps Not Taken Down

Christina Dideriksen

January 18, 2018

Business and Technology, World of Politics

The Communication and Informatics Ministry ordered tech-giant Google to remove 75 mobile applications from Google Play Store.