Ireland: Marriage equality vote based on a “whim”
Human Rights Watch has welcomed Ireland voting to legalise same-sex marriage but warned that a referendum is not the ideal way to do so. On Friday, 62% of voters said “yes” to same-sex marriage, making Ireland the first nation to put the issue to a public vote. Other countries have decided on marriage equality through […]
Singer accused of being homophobic wins Eurovision
Sweden’s Måns Zelmerlöw spoke out for the gay community after winning the Eurovision Song Contest, despite claims he’d made homophobic comments in the past. The 28-year-old’s upbeat winning entry Heroes beat out songs from 26 other countries in a glitzy spectacular in Vienna on Saturday night. The handsome singer caused controversy in 2014 when he […]