Jamaica’s prime minister rants at gay rights protesters
In an extraordinary public rant, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has defended her government’s record on gay rights, despite the continued murder and criminalisation of LGBT people. Simpson Miller’s speech at the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference in New York on Thursday last week was disrupted by LGBT rights activists The furious head of state […]
Indiana faces mounting outrage and boycotts over anti-gay law
The US state of Indiana is under siege from businesses, politicians and human rights groups over its new anti-gay “religious freedom” law. The legislation will allow individuals and companies to refuse to serve LGBT people if they feel it is against their religious beliefs. Republican Indiana Governor Mike Pence, who signed the law, has insisted […]
Bruce Jenner’s son slams flurry of trans “jokes” about his dad
Actor and comedian Jamie Foxx, who hosted Sunday night’s iHeartRadio Music Awards, left many viewers unimpressed after he made another transphobic Bruce Jenner joke. “We got some groundbreaking performances, here too, tonight,” said Foxx. “We got Bruce Jenner, who will be doing some musical performances. He’s doing a his-and-her duet all by himself.” He added: […]