ILLINOIS OKAYS GAY MARRIAGE
Illinois will become the 15th state in America to offer its gay and lesbian citizens the right to get married. On Tuesday, the Illinois House of Representatives and the Senate approved marriage equality legislation. The bill now goes to the desk of Governor Pat Quinn for his signature. He has stated that he will sign […]
PARENTS SUE TO “CURE” GAY TEEN
The parents of a 15-year-old New Jersey boy are suing for the right to try to “cure” him of his homosexuality. In August, New Jersey became the second US state after California to pass a law banning gay conversion therapy for minors as a harmful practice, Critics claim that the ban interferes in the rights […]
“LOVE, NOT HATE” CAMPAIGN LAUNCH
Ahead of the annual 16 Days of Activism, OUT – the Tshwane-based Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) health, well-being and human rights organisation – has announced the launch of a groundbreaking hate crimes programme. The programme addresses gender- and sexual orientation-based violence perpetrated against LGBTI people; a phenomenon that has become increasingly common […]
COURT TO REVIEW SODOMY LAW
In a surprising – and potentially game-changing – step, the Malawi High Court has decided to review the constitutionality of the country’s ‘sodomy’ laws, which criminalise consensual sexual activity between individuals of the same sex. Announced in an advert in the Nation newspaper, the landmark move to review the cases of three individuals, who were […]
US PRO-GAY LAW MAY BE BLOCKED
While there’s celebration that a proposed law that will bar discrimination against gay and lesbian Americans in the workplace has moved forward, its future remains uncertain. On Monday, the US Senate voted 61 to 30 to consider the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), with strong support from Democrats and some Republican senators. This process sets up […]
WATCH: KIDS REACT TO GAY MARRIAGE
A wildly entertaining and revealing video showing children’s responses to gay marriage proposals has gone viral. The video was produced by brothers Benny and Rafi Fine, who’ve made a name for themselves with their humorous “react” online videos. Their new Kids React to Gay Marriage video shows a group of youngsters – ranging from ages 5 […]
BOTSWANA TO TARGET GAYS?
In a shocking and unexpected move, it appears that the Botswana government is set to ramp up the persecution of gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM). Human rights group Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) has angrily denounced sections of the government’s new draft HIV “Strategies to Address […]
ANTI-GAY AUTHOR’S FILM NO 1
Despite calls for a boycott of the blockbuster Ender’s Game, the sci-fi film topped the US box-office chart over the weekend. Earlier this year, gay sci-fi fan group Geeks OUT launched a campaign urging the LGBT community and its friends to not support the movie, based on the book by anti-gay author Orson Scott Card. Card, […]
GAY NAZI VICTIMS RALLY BANNED
Moscow city authorities have refused to allow a rally in memory of LGBT victims of the Nazis during World War II to be held in the Russian capital. According to GayRussia.Ru, gay activists applied for permission to hold the rally, consisting of only 20 people, in Kudrinskaya Square on Tuesday next week . Their aim was to […]
GERMANY ALLOWS 3RD SEX
Germany has become the first European country to allow parents to choose to not classify their children as male or female. Under the new rules, parents of children who do not have clearly defined sexual characteristics can opt to leave their offspring’s gender blank. This aims to help parents avoid making potentially irreversible surgical or […]