New Kyrgyzstan anti-gay law worse than Russian law
Kyrgyzstan lawmakers have voted in favour of a discriminatory anti-gay bill in its second reading in the country’s National Assembly, bringing it a step closer to becoming reality for the Kyrgyz LGBT community. The legislation passed an initial reading in October last year, but had been stalled until today’s vote. After one final vote it will […]
Durban’s LGBTI community to march for “common ground”
This Saturday’s Durban Pride march will see the city’s LGBTI community flying the gay flag to commemorate lives lost and to celebrate sexual and gender diversity. The theme for Durban Pride 2015 is “On Common Ground.” Organisers said the theme aims to “encourage people to imagine a world where we are all equal and free in […]
LGBT Catholics disappointed by new church document on family
LGBT Catholics say that a new working document on the family issued by the Vatican on Tuesday shows little progress when it comes to LGBT issues. The document, which has been released ahead of the church’s Synod on the Family, taking place in October, will be used as the framework for this global conference of […]
Study: Children of same-sex parents turn out same as other kids
A comprehensive new study has confirmed that children of same-sex parents turn out no worse than those raised by heterosexual parents. The research from the University of Colorado Denver concluded that scientists overwhelmingly agree that these children experience “no difference” on a range of social and behavioural outcomes compared to children of straight or single parents. […]