Netflix is one of the world’s leading streaming platforms. Its stated mission is to entertain the world through a vast library of films, documentaries, series, and games. With nearly half a billion viewers across 190 countries and over 50 languages, it has become more than a streaming service. It is a cultural force. The first […]
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LGBTQ candidates make history in US midterm election
LGBTQ candidates are running in all 50 US states and the capital Washington for the first time in this year’s midterm election, as the community becomes an increasingly powerful voting constituency. The milestone comes amid a surge in gay and transgender voters that analysts expect to redraw the electoral landscape over the next generation, nudging […]
Tokyo to recognise same-sex partnership: governor
Tokyo will move to recognise same-sex partnerships, its governor said, becoming the largest city in Japan to do so, as activists push for national recognition. Japan is the only nation of the Group of Seven countries that does not recognise same-sex unions, and its constitution stipulates that “marriage shall be only with the mutual consent […]
Thousands rally in Georgia to protest anti-LGBTQ violence
Thousands rallied Tuesday in the Georgian capital Tbilisi to denounce attacks on the LGBTQ community that shocked the Caucasus nation and forced activists to cancel a planned Pride march. Pride events are still controversial in the conservative country where the powerful Orthodox Church has previously clashed with Western-leaning governments over progressive social issues. On Monday, […]
Georgia LGBTQ activists cancel Pride march after clashes
LGBTQ activists in Georgia said Monday they had been forced to cancel a planned Pride march after opponents clashed with activists and police and the prime minister spoke out against the event. Pride events are still controversial in Georgia, a conservative country where the powerful Orthodox Church has previously clashed with Western-leaning governments over progressive […]
Biden marks Pride Month with memorial, LGBTQ envoy
Joe Biden marked Pride Month with joyful optimism and somber reflection Friday as the US president named an LGBTQ rights envoy and created a national memorial marking the deadliest tragedy to hit the country’s gay community. “Pride is back at the White House,” Biden told a group of gay rights activists, transgender military service members […]
Canadian MPs pass bill banning LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy’
A bill banning LGBTQ “conversion therapies” passed Canada’s House of Commons Tuesday, a victory for Justin Trudeau’s minority government which had pledged to end the practice, widely regarded as a human rights violation. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill, although over half of the main opposition Conservative party voted against it despite support […]
‘Killing Eve’ dominates BAFTA TV Awards with the most wins
‘Killing Eve’ emerged the biggest winner at the British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) TV Awards, scooping the trophies of Best Drama Series and Best Leading Actress for Jodie Comer. According to BAFTA official website, the hit show also took home the Best Supporting Actress for Fiona Shaw. This was the first BAFTA […]
I Rise: Madonna’s second track an uplifting and empowering anthem
Madonna released her second track, I Rise, today (May 4). The uplifting ballad is the second of five songs to be released before her new studio album Madame X’s global debut on Jun 14. A detraction from the reggaeton-laced Medellin that was released just in April as an ode to Colombia – and that the […]