Russia bans naked rowers’ anti-homophobia calendar
A charity calendar featuring naked rowers from England’s Warwick University Rowing Club has reportedly been banned by Russia. Sales of the annual homoerotic calendar, and associated videos and merchandise, help keep the club afloat and go towards Sports Allies, an organisation that combats homophobia in sport. According to the calendar’s creators, Russian customs officials recently blocked […]
Costa-Rican legal expert appointed as new UN LGBTI watchdog
Victor Madrigal-Borloz, a Costa-Rican jurist, is the new UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. His appointment follows the shock resignation in September of Vitit Muntarbhorn, the first-ever person to hold the position, due to poor health. Madrigal-Borloz currently serves as the Secretary-General of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, and spent […]
License to discriminate? US Supreme Court hears gay wedding cake case
The US Supreme Court is considering whether or not a baker is allowed to refuse to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, in a case that could have major implications for LGBTQ Americans. The matter involves Jack Phillips, owner of Colorado’s Masterpiece Cakeshop, who in 2012 refused to make a wedding cake for a […]
“Sweet closure” as Botswana finally agrees to recognise trans man
The government of Botswana had agreed to abide by a historic court ruling ordering it to acknowledge a transgender man’s gender identity. According to the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), the national registrar confirmed that it will supply the man, identified as ND, with a new identity document that reflects his male gender identity on […]