Amazing! Record-breaking Team LGBT won 25 medals at Rio Olympics
More than half of the 53 openly LGBT athletes who took part in the Rio Olympics won a medal; a larger haul than any country that criminalises homosexuality. According to OutSports, taking into account the medals handed out for team sports (for example, gold medals were won by four out women on the US basketball […]
Namibia’s ombudsman calls for same-sex marriage amidst UN report furore
John Walters, the Ombudsman of Namibia, has urged Namibians to respect the rights of gays and lesbians and questioned why they should not be allowed to marry. Walters, whose office is mandated to promote and protect human rights, told The Namibian that people should be free to live their lives as they deemed fit. He […]
Isis militants execute four men for homosexuality as cleric calls for end to anti-LGBT violence
Isis militants have ignored a condemnation of anti-gay violence by prominent Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and executed four men on charges of homosexuality and sodomy. Iraqi News reports that the four victims, two of whom were Isis members, were thrown off the top of the former National Insurance building in Mosul in Iraq on […]
J.K. Rowling defends Tom Daley against religious bigots
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has slammed a religious group for suggesting that British diver Tom Daley failed to win a gold medal in Rio because he “turned” gay. On Saturday, the UK’s Christian Voice ministry tweeted about the openly gay sportsman missing out on gold at the Olympics, commenting: “Turning gay doesn’t seem to […]
Texas judge’s ruling a blow to transgender students’ rights and safety
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked President Obama’s guidelines allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice. In Texas, US District Judge Reed O’Connor ordered a nationwide injunction on enforcing the recommendations, as demanded in a lawsuit filed by a number of states. The states claim that the Obama Administration is aiming […]