Category: Around the World
The nation of Botswana has taken a giant step forward in LGBTI Rights with the nations High Court finally legalising homosexuality and officially recognising the human rights of LGBTI people. The unanimous decision made by a panel of three judges found that sections 164(a), 164(c), 165, and 167, of the Botswana Penal Code, violated the […]
In what’s being described as a historic moment in rainbow history, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has after 50 years, finally apologised for the anti-LGBTI raids that led to the Stonewall Riots. The apology which came from NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill at Pride months first Community Safety Briefing acknowledged the historical injustices that occurred. […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden has declared that the Equality Act to ban anti-LGBT discrimination would be his number one priority if elected to the White House. Biden, who made the announcement before 730 attendees at a Human Rights Campaign dinner in Columbus, Ohio, said that passing the Equality Act would “send a message around […]
A recent report has revealed that Israel Folau was convinced by his father not to take down his anti-LGBTI social media post when trying to negotiate a deal to stay contracted with Rugby Australia. Folau’s contract with Rugby Australia which was formally terminated last month following a code of conduct hearing that ruled against retaining […]
The United States’ first openly gay Governor, Jared Polis, has successfully enforced two new LGBTI protection laws that include banning conversion therapy on youth. Polis, who is the 43rd Governor of Colorado after being elected in January 2019 signed the legislation into law, banning state-licensed mental health care providers from engaging in conversion therapy on a […]
A new report has found that Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) are less likely to hold religious beliefs or belong to a religious group/church than their heterosexual counterparts. According to the report from the Pew Research Center, which compiled statistics based on data from its 2014 Religious Landscape Study, 41% of LGB adults identify […]
A petition to have homosexuality decriminalised in Kenya has failed with the African nation’s High Court ruling to uphold the colonial-era legislation criminalising homosexuality. The unanimous ruling by the High Court which has left the marginalised and threatened LGBTI community devastated, concludes the saga which started in 2016 when the case was first filled challenging sections of […]
With Brazil facing a continued rise in anti-LGBTI hate crimes, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled that homophobia and transphobia are to be made illegal. The landmark decision, which saw six of the eleven judges concluding that it would be unconstitutional to exclude sexual orientation and gender from Brazil’s existing anti-discrimination law, follows the news […]