My son’s death proves the harm of weaponizing belief
Source: CNN By Dennis Shepard (CNN)This year marks the 20th year since the death of my son, Matt Shepard, in Laramie, Wyoming. His murder at the age of 21 sparked […]
Kosovo stages second Gay Pride parade under heavy security
Source: Reuters PRISTINA (Reuters) – Hundreds of people turned out on Wednesday for Kosovo’s second Gay Pride parade under heavy police escort after a party that espouses Islamic values urged […]
Gay couple can register child in conservative Poland: court
Source: Reuters WARSAW (Reuters) – The lesbian parents of a Polish boy have been given the right to register him in Poland as their child, a high court has decided, […]
Row over Australia plan to let faith schools reject gay students
Source: BBC News Australia’s prime minister has defended leaked proposals to let religious schools discriminate against gay students. Scott Morrison said the proposals were already “existing law”. Schools in some […]
Ashers ‘gay cake’ row: Bakers win Supreme Court appeal
Source: BBC News The Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery have won their appeal in the so-called “gay cake” discrimination case. The UK’s highest court ruled that Ashers bakery’s […]
Romania aims to legalize same-sex civil union after failed vote
Source: Reuters BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s ruling party aims to introduce legislation to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples, the state news agency quoted a cabinet minister as saying, after […]
Romanian constitutional ban on same sex marriage fails on low vote turnout
Source: Reuters By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – A referendum to change Romania’s constitution to prevent same sex couples from securing the right to marry failed to draw enough voters […]
Romania’s vote to rule out same sex marriage stirs hate, say LGBT groups
Source: Reuters BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Gay bar owner and novelist Alex Andronic fears a referendum this weekend in Romania that aims to prevent same sex couples ever securing the right […]
Romania: Broadcast of same-sex marriage debate interrupted
Source: Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s national broadcaster apologized Saturday after a studio camera operator interrupted a live TV debate on a referendum seeking to ban same-sex marriage. TVR1 said sorry to viewers after a broadcast was interrupted when a technical staff member used “inappropriate language,” during a […]
Gay Zimbabwe teacher resigns after death threats
Source: BBC News A gay teacher at a top Zimbabwean boys’ school has resigned after death threats and pressure from parents. Neal Hovelmeier, deputy head for St John’s College’s sixth […]
Blackpool Tower rainbow lights to greet anti-LGBT US preacher
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Blackpool Tower will light up in rainbow colours this weekend in solidarity with LGBT people as Franklin Graham, the US conservative evangelical with links to […]
Romania one of the few EU states to prohibit gay marriages
Romania sets date for referendum to block gay marriage Source: Reuters BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania set an Oct. 6-7 date for a referendum to change the constitutional definition of marriage […]
Calgary church asks minister of border security to prevent sermons by visiting ‘homophobic’ pastor
Source: The Star Calgary By EVAN RADFORD StarMetro Calgary CALGARY—A Calgary church is calling on federal MP and minister of border security Bill Blair to take action over two upcoming sermons planned […]
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel backs same-sex marriage
Source: Associated Press Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has backed same-sex marriage. The Cuban leader, who took over from Raúl Castro on 19 April, said he was in favour of recognising […]
Cuba is debating whether to allow gay marriage. Is it deflecting from other reforms?
Source: Miami Herald BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES A proposed reform of the Cuban constitution would shape the island’s future for years, but Cubans appear to be more interested in debating […]
Movement by Chinese activists hoping to legalize same-sex marriage
Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage in their thousands Source: Reuters By Christian Shepherd BEIJING, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Chinese activists are rallying in their thousands to renew a […]
Romania moves closer to banning same-sex marriage after ‘overwhelming vote’
Source: Independent BY Zamira Rahim Romanian senators have overwhelmingly voted for a measure that could be used to change the country’s constitution so that it defines marriage as a union between a man and […]
Malaysian PM says caning of lesbians counter to ‘compassion of Islam’
Source: Reuters KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday denounced the caning of two Muslim women for attempting lesbian sex, a sentence that sparked outrage and […]
Catholic priests accused of having sex in a car spark international uproar
Source: Washington Post By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. September 5 at 2:55 PM The men having sex inside the Volkswagen Beetle were so involved that a Miami-Dade police officer said he […]
India court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling
Source: BBC News In a historic decision, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence. The ruling overturns a 2013 judgement that upheld a […]
