Europe’s Gays Are Moving to the Right, Alarmed by Islam

Kathmandu (Pahichan) September 24 – For decades, in both America and Europe, the gay establishment – gay magazines, gay rights organizations, and self-designated gay leaders – have been dictating politics to the gay multitudes.......

Meet Three Same-Sex Couples Who Just Want You To Vote “Yes”

Kathmandu (Pahichan) September 24 – If you needed one more reason to vote Yes in the marriage equality postal survey, let this be it. This beautiful short film, For Better, was put together by Sydney-based......

LGBTIQ Multicultural Council rally for same-sex marriage but communities remains divided

Luke Waters/ Pahichan – Multicultural and multi-faith groups have formally launched their push for a “Yes” vote on same-sex marriage. Their backgrounds were diverse, but their message was a consistent “yes”. Judy Tang is President......

Riots at vigil for LGBTI student shot by police

Kathmandu (Pahichan) September 19 – A peaceful vigil for LGBTI student activist turned violent on Monday night.  Scout Schultz was shot by police on Saturday night. They were then pronounced dead at the hospital. The......

Making Histories of Bolivian Sexual and Gender Diversity Legible in the Twenty-First Century

Nell Haynes and David Aruquipa Pérez/Pahichan – In the mid-1990s, David Aruquipa Pérez attended the opening of a new gay bar in La Paz, Bolivia. But before the festivities could begin, police raided the bar with......

Same-sex marriage: Turnbull says ‘no’ vote would rule the issue out for Coalition

Kathmandu (Pahichan) September 19 – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has declared a “no” vote in the same-sex marriage postal survey would see the Coalition rule it out of parliamentary consideration for both this term and the next,......

The Bachelor appeals to Australians to vote yes with real wedding footage of LGBTI community

Kathmandu (Pahichan) September 19 – The Bachelor appeals to Australians to vote yes with a real wedding footage of LGBTI community Ahead of the result on Australia’s same sex marriage, reality TV show The Bachelor aired......

Scottish man to run half marathon, skydive, and shave head for bullied LGBTI youth

Kathmandu (Pahichan) September 14 – Talk about going the distance. Joe McGurk, an assistant for a Glasgow MSP, is standing up to LGBTI school bullying in a big way....

Whoopi Goldberg: ‘Don’t ask trans people about their junk’

                      Kathmandu (Pahichan) September 13 – Whoopi Goldberg talked about dicks when she appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week. Not just the......

Australia kicks off postal survey on same-sex marriage

Image copyrightAFPImage captionSame-sex marriage supporters held a large rally in Sydney on Sunday Kathmandu (Pahichan) September 12 – Australia has begun sending out ballots for a non-binding vote on support for legalising same-sex marriage.......