Category: Around the World
Israel’s government has voted down a proposal to extend anti discrimination laws to its GLBT citizens. The legislation, which had been proposed by opposition MK Ofer Shelah from the Yesh Atid party, would have extended all existing anti-discrimination legislation to protect GLBT Israelis. The Jerusalem Post reports the Shelah’s bill lost the support of key Likud […]
A Utah Man has been the victim of a series of horrific anti gay hate crimes, one of which included having “die fag” carved into his arm. Rick Jones, a resident of Delta, Utah was first attacked by an unknown assailant while closing up his pizza business on April 25. The incident resulted in Jones […]
The Supreme Court’s ruling has paved the way for same sex marriage to become legal throughout Mexico. The Supreme Court has ruled that current state bans on same sex marriage are ‘unconstitutional.’ While same sex marriage is legal in some parts of Mexico, including Mexico City and the northern state of Coahuila, the majority of Mexico […]
Leading Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has made a vow to fight for GLBT rights in her opening Presidential rally. Hillary Clinton has held the first rally of her Presidential campaign in New York overnight, making a pledge to stand up for the rights of GLBT Americans. The former Secretary of State also launched an attack […]
Israel media reports that over 180,000 celebrated at Tel Aviv Pride making it the Middle East’s largest GLBT event. An estimated 180,000 people marched through Tel Aviv’s streets Friday, in the city’s 17th annual Gay Pride Parade, Israel’s largest and oldest gay pride event. The theme of this year’s parade, which was the city’s biggest ever, […]
Nick Jonas has been brought into replace Iggy Azalea at Pittsburg Pride after Azalea was forced to withdraw from the event following her use of homophobic and racist tweets. Nick Jonas has been called in to replace Iggy Azalea as the headline act for Pittsburg Pride. Azalea was forced to withdraw from the event after facing […]
An Israeli court has made an historic ruling, determining that employees may not be discriminated against based on their gender identity. In a landmark civil rights case coinciding with Tel Aviv Pride Week, the National Labor Court determined employees may not be discriminated against based on their gender identity. The court found that protection from […]
An Australian couple has vowed to divorce if marriage equality in Australia becomes a reality. A Canberra couple have made a promise to divorce if same sex marriage becomes legal in Australia. The couple, Sarah and Nick Jensen say they will no longer ‘believe’ in the institution of marriage if same sex couples are able to […]