Professor asks class ‘Questions for Heterosexuals’ to explain how LGBTQ people feel every day
BY SAMANTHA SCELZO From Mashable If you don’t identify as completely straight, you may have been asked some unsolicited and slightly ignorant questions about your “lifestyle.” Twenty-year-old junior in college, Elise, posted this photo on Twitter of a “Questions for…
Finland is having so few kids, deaths just outnumbered births for the first time in 77 years
By Chris Weller From Business Insider For an innovative country like Finland, firsts are usually a sign of good things to come. But according to new data from the federal statistics bureau Statistics Finland, the small Nordic country saw its…
What red color rose means in relationship?
From Wn.com Roses are considered as the most beautiful flowers in the world. With its beautiful petals and amazing sweet smell, it is considered as one of the lovable flower for people around the world. Roses are available in many…
Baba Masaba: Nigerian man with 86 wives dies aged 93
From BBC A former Muslim preacher in Nigeria who had at least 86 wives has died aged 93. Mohammed Bello Abubakar, known as Baba Masaba, died at his home in central Niger state on Saturday after an undisclosed illness. A…
Can talking to robots make you feel better about your love life?
BY ANISA PURBASARI From Mashable Robots are being built and tested to help humans with many things — from delivering food to folding our clothes. As we look to them to perform day-to-day tasks in the future, researchers are working…
Gender row athlete Caster Semenya marries long-term partner
From Caribbean News Service PRETORIA, Jan 11 2017 – Gender-row athlete Caster Semenya married her long-time partner in an extravagant ‘white wedding’ ceremony which coincided with her birthday – a double celebration she was delighted to share with her fans….
Ellen Degeneres nixes Kim Burrell’s performance after singer’s anti-gay sermon
From Caribbean News Service HOUSTON, Jan 04 2017 – Ellen Degeneres won’t allow Kim Burrell to appear on her talk show after the gospel singer refused to apologize for a sermon in which she referred to gays and lesbians as…
Relationships: When did sweethearting become the ‘norm’ of behaviour?
By Dr Edrica D. Richardson From Caribbean News Now The term “sweetheart” has been accepted for many years now across the Caribbean for a much more painful and oftentimes destructive problem of infidelity. Infidelity has been the cause for divorces,…
Here’s why every couple should get a prenup
By Emmie Martin and Libby Kane From Business Insider The term “prenup” might conjure up images of celebrity marriages — or their subsequently messy divorces — but it’s smart for every couple to consider putting together a prenuptial agreement before walking…
Caribbean lukewarm on LGBT travellers
From Antigua Observer MIAMI BEACH, Florida – The Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) has said the body cannot force member countries to cater to the Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Transgender (LGBT) traveller. Hugh Riley has labelled as “a…