Gay wedding cake ruling NOT a victory for religious bigots
American LGBTQ activists insist that Monday’s US Supreme Court ruling in favour of an anti-gay baker was a minor setback that does not allow businesses to discriminate. The court found that the rights of Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, had been violated by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which in 2014 found him guilty […]
EU countries must recognise residency rights of same-sex spouses
An American man will finally be allowed to live with his Romanian husband in Romania after a groundbreaking ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on same-sex spouses. The court decided on Tuesday that every member country in the European Union (EU) must now give equal residency rights to spouses of the same-sex even […]
Love, violence and daily survival: inside Morocco’s LGBTI community
Omar is a 21-year-old gay Moroccan. He spends his life looking over his shoulder, trying not to draw attention to himself. I interviewed Omar while researching my book, Gender and Violence in the Middle East, and he told me: Personally, I try to be discreet, avoid getting too much attention when I’m in certain places […]