Category: Around the World
California State Attorney Kamala Harris looks likely to be forced to let petitioners decide if gay people should be executed. SFGate reports that Matt McLaughlin, a lawyer from Huntington Beach in Orange County, California paid his $200 filing fee Feb. 26 to submit the “Sodomite Suppression Act” to the voters. Declaring it is “better that offenders […]
69% of American voters want to make GLBT discrimination illegal according to a new survey commissioned by GLBT advocacy organisation Human Rights Campaign. Rolling Stone magazine reports that the survey, conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research asked 1,000 likely voters for the 2016 general election to share their opinions on a proposed federal bill that […]
Australian marriage equality advocates have welcomed today’s announcement by Senator David Leyonhjelm that he will bring forward his Freedom to Marry Bill for debate in the Senate. Deputy director of Australian Marriage Equality, Ivan Hinton-Teoh, said, “We welcome Senator Leyonhjelm’s initiative because Australia can’t wait any longer for marriage equality.” “The smart thing for Tony Abbott […]
The fallout from Doice & Gabbana’s controversial remarks on same sex adoption and IVF continues with the resignation of the director of D&G owned magazine Swide. The creative director of the Dolce & Gabbana-owned online magazine Swide, Giuliano Federico has quit in protest over comments the two designers made in regards to same sex adoption and […]
Following years of intense debate, America’s largest Presbyterian denomination has announced a change to its constitution that allows for a more inclusive definition of marriage. The Huffington Post reports that the US Presbyterian Church has just reached the majority it needed to approve a change in it’s constitution to include GLBT inclusive marriage. About 71 […]
For the first time in the Boston St Patricks Day parade’s 114 year history, gay groups have been allowed to march. The organisers, the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, had a change of heart and told Boston Pride and Outvets, representing gay military veterans, they were welcome, the BBC reports. Boston’s St Patrick’s Day […]
In the face of widespread backlash and threats of boycott, Doice and Gabbana have sought to clarify their comments around IVF and same sex couples adopting. “We firmly believe in democracy and the fundamental principle of freedom of expression that upholds it,” Stefano Gabbana said in a statement to The Independent. “We talked about our […]
The world’s largest furniture retailer said its magazine Ikea Family Live “demonstrates various aspects of home life regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation” and as result must be pulled from publication in Russia to comply with it’s law. The Guardian reports that the Swedish furniture seller is halting the publication of its online magazine in Russia […]