Category: Around the World
The US Senate confirmed two out nominees to federal judgeships today. Judge Darrin Gayles, confirmed to the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is the first openly gay African-American man to be confirmed as a lifetime-appointed federal judge. Staci Yandle, confirmed to the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, […]
In 2011 King’s College honoured Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, by gifting him an Honorary Degree in Law. In April of this year the Sultan signed a new penal code into law, which amongst other punishments, decrees death by stoning for consensual same-sex sexual activity. Several organisations and celebrities have already announced boycotts […]
Yesterday was Father’s Day in the Northern hemisphere and US President, Barack Obama released a statement in recognition of all Dads. In the statement yesterday, the President wrote: “With encouragement and unconditional love, fathers guide their children and help them envision brighter futures. They are teachers and coaches, friends and role models. “They instill values […]
Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey has introduced a Bill in the US Senate, which if passed would create a new International envoy, whose job would be to promote, protect and defend LGBT rights.globally. “For he United States to hold true to our commitment to defending the Human Rights of all people around he world, we must […]
The digital global media organisation Vocativ has developed a Queer Index to rank Rainbow friendly cities in America. The index incorporates data from open databases, public sites and social networks. 16 “key lifestyle metrics” were measured and “specific factors” included the size of cities LGBT communities, number of “out” singles, openly gay and lesbian politicians, […]
The United Nations General Assembly has elected Ugandan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sam Kutesa as its next President. The virulently anti-gay Minister will start his one year term in September. LGBT Ugandans have been subjected to a harsh anti-gay Law that came into effect last February. Kutesa was a vociferous supporter of the new Law, […]
Toronto, Canada hosts the WorldPride Human Rights Conference later this month. The list of confirmed speakers includes the World’s first openly gay head of Government, former Prime Minister of Iceland, Johanna Siguroardottir. Other presenters include Russian activist and journalist Masha Gessen, Ugandan activist Frank Mugisha and Venezuelan trans activist Tamara Adrian. The Conference will […]
Another African country has joined the long list of States on that continent that don’t recognise Gay rights. Zambia’s foreign affairs Minister, Gabriel Namulambe, says homosexuality is an affront to Christianity and the nation. “Zambia is a Christian nation and as such we live by Christian values and we will not be able to recognise […]