Category: Around the World
A number of large corporations have come out in support of marriage equality in Ireland ahead of the referendum on May 22. Twitter has joined Google and EBay in lending its support to the ‘yes’ campaign in the Irish referendum campaign. Twitter announced it’s support of the ‘yes’ campaign and says allowing wedlock for two people of […]
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has threatened to slit the throats of gay men in a recent speech. Addressing an audience last week in the town of Farafeni as part of a nationwide tour, Jammeh said, “If you are a man and want to marry another man in this country and we catch you, no one […]
In an appointment which has baffled many, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed a Tory MP who voted against marriage equality as minister for equalities. Caroline Dinenage, the MP for Gosport, is set to become equalities minister. Pink News reported in 2013 that Dinenage had said in a letter to a constituent that the […]
Dozens of traffic lights in Vienna have been changed to show same sex couples crossing the road instead of a traditional lone figure. Vienna has changed the signal images at 120 pedestrian crossings, which also show heterosexual couples – in preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest later this month. Officials said the signals were a […]
Scotland has been named Europe’s best country for GLBT people. ILGA-Europe, an international human rights group, has announced the results of its 2015 Rainbow Europe Index, which ranks how well GLBT and intersexed people are protected in various European nations. After the legalization of same-sex marriage last year, Scotland met 92% of the report’s 48 […]
Swedish peace activists have deployed a neon underwater “defense system” which sends out a welcoming message reading “this way if you are gay” in order to fend off the perceived threat of Russian submarines in Swedish waters. RT.com reports that the animated subsurface neon sign was recently installed off the coast of Stockholm by the Swedish Peace and […]
In the wake of the Conservative election victory last week, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed John Whittingdale as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – a politician with a long history of voting against GLBT rights. The new appointment of John Whittingdale has shocked many GLBT activists in the United Kingdom. John […]
World’s only openly gay leader is set to make use of the equal marriage laws introduced by his own government earlier this year. Xavier Bettel will be tying the knot with his partner Gauthier Destenay, who he has been in a civil partnership with since March 2010. The AFP reports that the Luxembourg Prime Minister, who […]