UN human rights chief slams Gambia over gay abuses
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, on Thursday criticised a recent amendment to the Criminal Code of The Gambia that creates a broad and vague offence of “aggravated homosexuality” punishable by life imprisonment. He also expressed alarm at reports of a wave of arbitrary arrests and detention of individuals perceived […]
Straight Americans okay with gay rights, just not gay kissing
A new study has shown that straight people have largely positive views on legal rights for same-sex couples, but are turned off by their public displays of affection (PDA) – especially by gay men. The study, which appears in the December issue of the American Sociological Review, surveyed more than 1,000 Americans. As part of […]