Category: Around the World
Cyprus has passed a landmark law that would create civil partnerships for same-sex couples. The country’s parliament voted in favour of the Civil Partnership Bill, with a large majority voting in favour of the law – which proponents say offers much of the same benefits of marriage – with 39 MPs voting in favour and 12 […]
Canada will include gay men as part of a refugee plan that puts the focus on accepting women, children and families from Syria. The Ottowa Citizen reports: “The government is aware that gays could be persecuted, and therefore plans to include them in the selection process aimed at rescuing some of the region’s most vulnerable refugees.” […]
The persecution of millions of people in Commonwealth countries where homosexuality is a illegal is worsening the HIV crisis according a new report. The report commissioned for UK Prime Minister David Cameron describes the anti- gay laws as a British colonial legacy. Forty out of fifty three Commonwealth countries criminalise same-sex relationships. The Commonwealth accounts […]
The kit’s launch comes after new data shows HIV infection rates among gay and bisexul men are at an all time high in the United Kingdom. A free HIV home-testing kit has been launched across England as new figures show that an estimated 103,700 people in the UK are now living with HIV, taking the number […]
The city where the Mormon church is headquartered has just elected an openly lesbian Mayor. The former Utah state lawmaker Jackie Biskupski has become the first openly lesbian mayor of Salt Lake City – capital of the conservative state where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (also known as the Mormon Church) […]
Mr Gay World has stepped down from the position, citing “personal changes.” 21-year-old Klaus Bukart of Germany was named Mr. Gay World in May. He now says “personal changes” in his life have inhibited his ability to “live up to the expectations and serve the community.” resulting in his resignation. In a letter published on […]
Same sex marriage is now legal in the Republic of Ireland, after legislation passed by referendum in May comes into effect. Ireland became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex civil marriage by popular vote with a referendum held in May. It is not yet known when and where the first same-sex wedding […]
A group of Mormons have staged a “mass resignation” after leaders changed church policies regarding gay people. The rules, which were not meant to be made public, say children with gay parents cannot be baptised until they are 18 and only when they renounce homosexuality and their parents. The new rules also say members can be expelled […]