The European Court of Justice decided earlier today that the term ‘spouse’ within the meaning of the free movement directive includes spouses of the same sex. The decision has been long awaited after Romanian national Adrian Coman’s Claibourn was denied residence in Romania, since the country did not recognise their marriage as the Romanian civil code explicitly …
More than 10 years ago, Denis Nzioka stepped up to represent the LGBT+I community, whose voice was still non-existent in Kenya. He was the first gay man to be interviewed on TV without the benefit of anonymity. He had to face threats, intimidations as well as an assassination attempt, all coming from within a Kenyan …
Azealia Banks is known for being very vocal on Twitter, and that has got her in trouble before. However, her latest series of tweets accuse drag superstar RuPaul of plagiarising one of her song, ‘The Big Big Beat’. The American rapper alleges that RuPaul’s ‘Call Me Mother’ sounds substantially similar to her record. Spotify has …
After the overwhelming number of comments from Twitter users calling for a straight pride, we thought we would indulge them and imagine a scenario where straight pride was a thing. At that oh-so-joyful time of the year, banners in the street would be hung up to commemorate the fact that heterosexual people have never been …
Celebrating my cruelty-free lifestyle and eating great vegan food. All in my capital city, alongside hundreds of people who share my values. Maybe I could gain a few Facebook friends, or even bag myself a cute vegan to date. It sounded like my ideal event, but there was one thing stopping me from going: this …
BENDER’s co-founder, Georgi, headed over to Birmingham for Pride last weekend and snapped some amazing pictures. Have a look to see what you missed or re-live the day. Missed Birmingham Pride? Find out when your nearest Pride is coming up: Oxford Pride 02 Jun 2018 London Pride 09 Jun 2018 Pride Edinburgh 16 Jun …
Two newspapers have faced widespread criticism after attempting to reveal a football player’s sexuality. ‘The Sun’ and ‘the ‘Daily Star on Sunday’ both published details implying a Premier League player was bisexual, following the end of his relationship with his partner. Although ‘The Sun’ does not name the player, they publish hints about who he …
Danny Noriega was the sweetheart and sass of American Idol back in 2008. Even then, at the age of just 19, his natural musical ability was undeniable. Little did he know that one day he would be touring the world, sharing his artistry and music with his huge fanbase under his drag persona: Adore Delano. …
Antarctica has announced its first Pride, two years after declaring itself the first LGBT+ friendly continent. Just two years after activists named it the first LGBT+ friendly continent in the entire world, a group of organisers have decided that this June will be its first ever Pride. Human rights campaigner Scott Cuthbertson said on Twitter …
Do you know why June is Pride Month? We put together a video to fill you in on big part of the LGBT+ history. Happy Pride from everyone at BENDER!
