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Zambia president won't budge on gay rights even for international aid

Zambia president won't budge on gay rights even for international aid -  It is not the first time Lungu declared his firm stance on  LGBTI  rights. During his election campaign in 2014, he said no amount of money would force ...

Russian president Vladimir Putin called trans people 'transformers'

Russian president Vladimir Putin called trans people 'transformers' -  When Russia's president, Vladimir Putin called trans people 'transformers' a Russian  LGBTI  organization decided to school him. Putin went head to ...

IKEA brings its rainbow pride bags to Australia

IKEA brings its rainbow pride bags to  Australia -  IKEA  Australia's  people and culture manager Richard Harries said the ... Spencer sold a Lettuce, Guacamole, Bacon and Tomato ( LGBT ) sandwich.

80% of Singaporeans agree LGBTI people face discrimination

80% of Singaporeans agree  LGBTI  people face discrimination -  80% of Singaporeans agree  LGBTI  people face discrimination. Pink Dot 2019 calling for the repeal of the law which criminalizes male homosexual sex ...

The First LGBTI Film To Win Hearts Of People Travelling In Emirates Flights

The First  LGBTI  Film To Win Hearts Of People Travelling In Emirates Flights -  Evening Shadows is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Sridhar Rangayan. The film depicts the story of  LGBTI . The film that ...

LGBTQI people under-reporting mental illness due to 'distrust and fear', royal commission told

LGBTQI people under-reporting mental illness due to 'distrust and fear', royal commission told -  Until we reduce the stigma of being  LGBTI , people won't record that in their suicide stats," the commissioner said. "Why don't we ask about ...

Israeli education minister now says conversion therapy is 'wrong'

Israeli education minister now says conversion therapy is 'wrong' -  Those comments provoked condemnation from  LGBTI  rights groups. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also criticized the comments.

Government to fund gender affirming surgeries in Indian state

Government to fund gender affirming surgeries in Indian state -  LGBTI  advocates have argued the bill restricts, rather than protects transgender people's rights. 'In the name of empowering us, this bill further ...

The woman forging the path for Indigenous economic independence

And what drew you to the area of economic independence for Aboriginal ... I have been able to lift my gaze from the Australian context to the global ... View article...

19 new Indigenous Australian emojis are on the way

Emojis are set to become more inclusive than ever with a new set of Emojis that will see Indigenous Australians cultures celebrated and recognised. View article...

Enshrining an Indigenous Voice would bring justice

I am ashamed, as I hope many fair minded Australians are, at the Prime Minister's weak-kneed response to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Ken ... View article...

Why flu jabs for indigenous Australians are so important

AS THE monster flu season rages on, health professionals are urging indigenous Australians to get vaccinated. Galangoor Duwalami Primary Health ... View article...

Queensland Government announces 'conversation' to formalise Indigenous treaty

The Queensland Government has committed to starting a conversation about a pathway to an Indigenous treaty, but says it could be years before ... View article...

Weengushk International Film Festival celebrates global Indigenous talent

The opening night ceremonies were enhanced with a dance and song performance by a visiting troupe of Maori media personalities including Peter ... View article...

How brokerages can back Aboriginal communities

Last week, many Australians participated in NAIDOC Week – an annual event which celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal ... View article...

Port Macquarie Aboriginal leader Kristal Kinsela-Christie calls on politicians to act sooner on ...

A Port Macquarie Indigenous leader has described the potential timeline around Indigenous recognition as "too long". Australians will have the ... View article...

Māori plant flag over uplifted children

There hasn't been such overwhelming anger from Māori since the foreshore and seabed issue. Hundreds packed an Auckland venue last weekend to ... View article...

Hutt Valley Matariki Achieving Excellence in Māori Health Awards

The awards, led by Hutt Valley DHB's Māori Health Team, celebrated everything our people do to improve whānau experience, eliminate health ... View article...

Historic hotel recognised Tekapo's Māori name

It may be known worldwide as Lake Tekapo but one historic feature on the lake held on to the destination's traditional Māori name, Takapō. View article...

Māori unite to declare 'enough is enough'

The opening of the fourth inquiry into the actions of the Ministry for Children was a watershed moment in New Zealand's history that set in motion plans ... View article...

Iwi leader suing Govt over 'failure' to protect Māori from climate change

Tamaki Makaurau Tumahai after flooding at the Okahu Bay church and urupā in 2017. Coastal Māori communities will be hit hard by climate change ... View article...

Waikato District Council gives 'in principal' support for Māngai Māori representation

Waikato District Council has given support for Māori representation on council committees, with mayor Allan Sanson saying the move has been "a ... View article...

Flying Fijians expect a different Maori on Saturday

Meanwhile, the Flying Fijians were hosted to the traditions of the Maori's in New Zealand. Captain Dominiko Waqaniburotu says it's important for ... View article...

Praise flows for record of Maori pioneer battalion

Praise flows for record of Maori pioneer battalion .... An article on Whitiki featured in a recent NZ Listener, with writer Peter Calder calling the book "a ... View article...