Putin proposes constitutional amendments affirming God and traditional marriage
Russian President, Vladimir Putin proposed a series of constitutional amendments on Monday to affirm God and traditional marriage. The president, who last month vowed to defend traditional family values for as long as he’s in the Kremlin, first proposed amending the constitution in January during a state-of-the-nation speech, claiming it was necessary to bolster democracy. The amendments would see God enshrined in Russia’s constitution, as well as a definition of marriage as the union of man and woman. As it currently sits, the constitution makes no mention of God or marriage as an institution. However, Putin’s opponents have suggested the…
Avoid words that fuel coronavirus stigma, warns World Health Organization: ‘More dangerous than the virus itself’
In the midst of a “near-global pandemic,” the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned negative words which fuel stigmatization and perpetuate stereotypes are more dangerous than the Coronavirus itself. As the global death toll surges past 3,000, WHO on Tuesday published a series of tweets, lecturing their 5.6 million Twitter followers about the “do’s and don’ts” when speaking of the virus. “When talking about COVID19 (Coronavirus), certain words and language may have a negative meaning for people and fuel stigmatizing attitudes,” WHO tweeted. “These words and language can perpetuate negative stereotypes or assumptions, strengthen false association between COVID19 and other…
Tommy Robinson arrested after restraining a man who grabbed his eight-year-old daughter’s behind in a children’s swimming pool
Tommy Robinson has reportedly been arrested at a holiday park after an altercation with a man who grabbed his young daughters behind. According to TR News, Robinson’s eight-year-old daughter was playing in a children’s pool at Centre Parcs on Sunday when a middle-aged man approached, allegedly grabbing the young girl’s behind as he went by. The young girl then told her father that a strange man squeezed her bottom cheek. After she identified the man, Robinson confronted him. The man allegedly admitted to pinching the young girl’s behind, but said it was “by mistake.” According to Robinson, the man was…
“Woman of faith” AOC gets Sunday Schooled after accusing religious freedom advocates of “weaponizing” the Bible, like white supremacists
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she’s tired of religious liberty advocates “weaponizing” the Bible to “justify bigotry,” just like white supremacists, slave owners and segregationists did. The New York congresswoman, who described herself as a “woman of faith”, made the comments during a Thursday House Oversight Committee hearing about the Trump administration’s “religious liberty assault on LGBTQ rights.” Ms Ocasio-Cortez retweeted a video of her speech on Sunday, saying: “There’s a long history in the US of abusing scripture to advance the causes of bigotry & discrimination. Slaveholders did it. Segregationists did it. White supremacists do it. And it continues. Yet…
WATCH: Labor Leader Gives the Finger to Protesters
Australian Labor leader Anthony Albanese was filmed at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on Saturday flipping off a group of protesters. I mean, the event just brings out the best in everyone, right? The short clip, which began circulating on social media on Sunday, shows a group of demonstrators chanting, “One, Two, Three. F*ck the ALP.” The video appears to show Albanese walk by the protesters before turning to give them the middle finger. Although it’s unclear who the protesters were, socialist Greens’ supporters have been using the mantra for almost a decade. While mainstream media are uninterested in the…
Love is love: Bill to Decriminalize Polygamy Passes
A bill which would drastically reduce the penalty for polygamy overwhelmingly passed the state House of Representatives in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. The legislation reduces the criminal penalty for plural marriages from a felony, punishable by up to five years in prison, to an infraction, equivalent to a parking ticket. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the controversial bill cleared the House on a vote of 70-3, sending it back to the Utah Senate for another vote, where it will likely pass for a second time. The measure would then go to Governor Gary Herbert for his signature. Those…
Disturbing video of drag queen performing for child shows how far society has fallen
A disturbing TikTok video of a drag queen performing for a young child has gone viral on social media. The 30-second clip, originally posted to the video-sharing platform in early February, shows a room full of laughing adults watching-on as a drag queen suggestively crawls towards a young girl seated alone on a chair in the middle of the room before embracing her. The youngster looks visibly confused and disturbed by the situation. It’s unclear where the video was taken, but it certainly shows how far society has fallen in a relatively short time. How long will it be before…
ABC: “Women aren’t the only ones who menstruate”
ABC News suggests it’s time to disconnect menstruation from femininity and womanhood because men have periods too. In a piece published yesterday, the taxpayer-funded national broadcaster introduced readers to Lily Harrison, founder of Period Pack. According to the piece, Period Pack aims to “ease period inequality” by providing period products to “people of all genders” because “women are not the only people who menstruate.” Under the heading “The backlash to inclusivity was real”, Ms Harrison detailed how surprised she was to discover people in her own community “thought only women can menstruate and that if you don’t menstruate, you’re not a…
Motive unknown, but not a terrorist attack police say after immigrant on terror watch list stabs a man, lunges at police with knives
A 25-year-old Afghan immigrant was shot dead by police in Brisbane on Sunday after stabbing a young tourist multiple times in the back and confronting police with two knives. According to 9 News, Police said they do not know the motive for the stabbing but are not treating the incident as a terrorist attack, despite the man being on a counter-terror watch list. The victim was walking down Mary Street with a woman at 10am when a man, unknown to the pair, approached and pulled a knife from his bag. As the couple fled, the attacker chased the man, hitting…
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg helps NINE-year-old child come out as gay
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has helped a nine-year-old boy “tell the world he’s gay”. During a Q&A session at a campaign rally in Colorado, the young boy named Zachary Ro, was selected to ask Buttigieg a question. “This is a really touching question,” the host said before reading Zachary’s query. “Thank you for being so brave,” the boy wrote. “Would you help me tell the world I’m gay too? I want to be brave like you.” Buttigieg praised the boy, saying, “I don’t think you need a lot of advice from me on bravery, you seem pretty strong. It…
Disney introduces first openly gay character in children’s animated film
Disney Pixar will feature their first openly LGBTQ character in an animated movie in the upcoming film Onward. The film, set to release March 6, is set in a suburban fantasy world and introduces a gay cyclops cop named Specter. The character, voiced by actress Lena Waithe, reportedly appears in just one scene in the middle of the main characters’ quest, however, the character is said to be “vital” to the storyline. According to Yahoo Entertainment, the scene shows “Officer Bronco” complaining about his girlfriend’s kids and the difficulty of being the new guy in their mother’s life. The lesbian…
Criminal and child protection checks for IVF patients SCRAPPED because they are “unfair and discriminatory”
Victorians undergoing fertility treatment will no longer be required to undergo police and child protection order checks before accessing reproductive procedures. The Andrews Labor Government introduced the reforms last week in an effort to make IVF treatment fairer and easier for people who cannot conceive naturally. Health Minister Jenny Mikakos announced the legislation on Wednesday to amend the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008 “to remove requirements for criminal record checks and child protection order checks to be carried out before a woman undergoes a treatment procedure and for other purposes.” A media release issued by the state government suggested criminal…
Sydney LGBTQ Pride event scraps lesbian YouTuber for saying it’s not “transphobic” to prefer women without a penis
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLM) have scrapped an event featuring lesbian YouTuber, Arielle Scarcella, for suggesting it’s not “transphobic” to prefer women without male genitals. Ms Scarcella, who runs an LGBT-centered YouTube channel with over 630,000 subscribers, was scheduled to participate in a panel discussion on February 27 organised by Les-Talk. However, the event was removed after trans-activists created an online petition calling on the organisers to “boycott” Ms Scarcella over her “transphobic” views. In 2018, the 33-year-old YouTuber sparked backlash after creating a video entitled, “Dear Trans Women, Stop Pushing ‘Girl D*ck’ On Lesbians”. In the 5-minute…
Lawmakers push to classify abortion as homicide
An Oklahoma state senator has authored a bill that would see abortion classified as homicide without exception. Republican Senator Joseph Silk’s Senate Bill 13 would make it a criminal offence for anyone to be involved in an abortion in all cases except when the mother’s life is in danger. In an interview on KOCO 5 News, the senator described the bill as, “an equal protection bill” that defines human life at the “beginning of conception” and offers all life “equal protection under the law.” Consequently, the law classifies any intentional killing of unborn children as “homicide.” The bill will see…
Putin says, no same-sex marriage in Russia as long as I’m president, “there will be dad and mum”
Russian President, Vladimir Putin has vowed to defend traditional family values for as long as he’s the country’s leader. The president made the comments in Moscow on Thursday while meeting with a Kremlin-appointed committee to discuss amendments to the constitution. “A marriage is a union of a man and woman,” Putin said. “This is the right idea and it should be supported. We need to only think about how to formulate it and where. “As far as ‘parent number 1’ and ‘parent number 2’ goes, I’ve already spoken publicly about this and I’ll repeat it again: as long as I’m…
Mark Latham slams NSW Government’s LGBTQ-themed logo change: “End this fiasco now”
Mark Latham has called on the New South Wales Government to scrap plans to rebrand the state government logo in the lead up to Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The official rainbow version of the logo will come into effect tomorrow, in an effort to show the state government’s “support of the LGBTQIA+ community” as well as demonstrate “commitment to inclusivity and diversity within the NSW Public Service.” But the One Nation NSW leader has said the NSW logo is not truly inclusive if it fails to represent the millions of people who do not relate to rainbow symbolism…
Bonds releases Pride range, includes LGBTQ-themed clothing for babies, young children, and dogs
Australian retailer Bonds has released a new Pride range which includes LGBTQ-themed clothing for newborns, young children and even dogs. The underwear brand released the new rainbow range ahead of this year’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and in support of the LGBTQIA+ youth organisation Minus 18. To coincide with the release, Bonds also launched an ‘Out Now’ campaign, celebrating the “coming out stories of queer Australians.” Back in November, Minus 18 issued a “casting call” for “out and proud queer people” who are comfortable being photographed in their underwear. The “casting call” specifically asked for families with a…
Switzerland votes to make ‘homophobia’ a crime punishable by up to THREE years in prison
Switzerland on Sunday voted in favour of new laws that would make ‘homophobia’ a criminal offence punishable by fines and up to three years imprisonment. More than 60 per cent of voters participating in the referendum were in favour of the new legislation which would extend anti-racism laws to include “discrimination,” “hate speech” and public “insults” aimed at individuals because of their “sexual orientation”. Mathias Reynard, a lawmaker from the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland who first proposed the law, said, “Homophobia is not an opinion. It’s a crime. “This victory sends a strong signal. I have already received hundreds…
Rainfall helps to extinguish over 30 fires in three days, after BoM predicts no rain until MAY
Heavy rainfall in New South Wales has helped to extinguish more than 30 fires in just three days. The NSW Rural Fire Service tweeted on Monday, “This is the most positive news we’ve had in some time. The recent rainfall has assisted firefighters to put over 30 fires out since Friday. Some of these blazes have been burning for weeks and even months.” This is the most positive news we've had in some time. The recent rainfall has assisted firefighters to put over 30 fires out since Friday. Some of these blazes have been burning for weeks and even months.#NSWRFS…
Islamic militants burn motorists to death, abduct women and children
Islamic militants have killed at least 30 people and abducted a number of women and children during an attack carried out in north-eastern Nigeria on Sunday night. The attackers targetted motorists as they slept in their vehicles at a stop-off in the town of Auno. A witness said militants set alight 30 vehicles, including trucks that had stopped overnight on their way to Maiduguri. “Many of the drivers and their assistants who were sleeping in the vehicles were burnt alive,” said Babakura Kolo, a member of a state-backed anti-jihadist militia. Borno State governor Babagana Zulum visited the scene the morning…