Category: Around the World
Northern Ireland’s government has vetoed a motion to approve same sex marriage. Northern Ireland ruling Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has overruled a successful motion to legalise same sex marriage with a constitutional veto. The power-sharing assembly had voted to approve the motion by 53 votes to 52 The Guardian reports. The veto was made using […]
Tens of thousands marched in Taiwan’s capital, in Asia’s biggest gay pride parade, with many hoping presidential elections next year bring to power a pro-gay government that will legalise same-sex marriage. Media agencies report that around 78,000 people took part in the 13th Taiwan GLBT Pride event, with supporters waving rainbow flags and handmade placards […]
The move brings the Netherlands into line with New Zealand and other countries. Gay and bisexual men in the Netherlands will now be able to donate blood for the first time under new regulations. “I am a staunch supporter of emancipation and equality of people, and at the same time responsible for the safe blood […]
In a letter to Pope Francis, ousted Polish Priest Krzysztof Charamsa accused the Church of making the lives of millions of gay Catholics globally “a hell”. Father Krzystof Charamsa was stripped of his post at the Catholic Church in early October on the day he announced he was in a relationship with another man. He […]
An Italian court has ordered cities to stop recognising the existing overseas marriages of same-sex couples. Italy’s highest administrative court annulled a ruling by a lower court which had earlier found in favour of cities from Rome to Naples and Milan which had registered such marriages, despite the fact Italy has no legal framework for […]
Nigel Owens, who is openly gay will make history refereeing the Rugby World Cup final between the All Blacks and Wallabies. The Rugby World Cup decider won’t be the first time Owens has refereed a game between New Zealand and Australia, the Welsh ref was recently in Auckland to referee the Bledisloe Cup decider at Eden Park. […]
Shocking new images have emerged of Islamic State brutally executing two men they accuse of being gay. Islamic State (ISIS) militants and their supporters stoned to death two men accused of being gay in Aleppo, Syria. The graphic images published on terrormonitor.org show a crowd, including children, throwing rocks at two bound and blindfolded men […]
The Law and Justice Party, which is staunchly opposed to GLBT rights, has won a decisive victory in the Polish general election. The ruling centre right Civic Platform party lost to its right wing challenger, with exit polls suggesting the Law and Justice Party had won 39% of the vote, and a projected 242 of the parliament’s 460 […]