Bermuda | Supreme Court rules for same-sex marriage, again!
In a stunning development, after becoming the first nation in the world to reverse marriage equality, Bermuda’s Supreme Court has ordered it to be reinstated. The court first legalised same-sex marriage in May last year, but in February, the government enacted a controversial law replacing same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships. The Domestic Partnership Act offered […]
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 […]
Shock as US Supreme court rules for anti-gay baker
The US Supreme court has ruled in favour of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a gay wedding cake. On Monday, the court ruled 7-2 that the rights of Jack Phillips, owner of the Masterpiece Cakeshop, had been violated by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The Commission in 2014 found him guilty of discrimination […]