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Justice Minister Amy Adams has ruled out the possibility of a ‘broad brush’ wiping of those convicted of being gay prior to homosexual law reform in 1986. Although those who were convicted of engaging in gay sex prior to 1986 do not need to declare their convictions because of the Clean Slate Act, activists say […]
Venezuela has become the first country in South America to elect a transgendered person to public office. Transgender woman Tamara Adrian has secured a seat as a member of Venezuela’s National Assembly. “Yesterday, Venezuela demolished its own Berlin Wall,” Adrian told US magazine Out. Her candidacy already represented a milestone in Venezuelan politics, but with […]
A Czech court has made a landmark ruling in favour of same-sex adoption. The ruling was made in a case involving 10-year-old twins adopted by a Czech-French couple. The Czech man and his French husband adopted the boys as new-born babies in San Francisco, where they live. However, the children spend their holidays with their […]
The lights introduced for Eurovision were set to remain a permanent fixture – until now. The Austrian city of Linz is set to lose its gay-themed pedestrian traffic lights after a criminal complaint was lodged against council members for allegedly contravening traffic regulations and wasting taxpayers’ money at a cost of 63,000 euros. “Traffic lights are […]
GLBT activists in London have a staged a graphic demonstration to protest against an immigration bill they say will increase discrimination and target vulnerable people on the brink of poverty. With masks covering their faces, activists from Lesbians and Gays support the Migrants (LGSM) stood in front of the Home Office and made small cuts in […]
Aceh’s new Islamic Criminal Code, or Qanun Jinayat, has now come into effect – mandating public floggings for anyone engaged in same-sex relations and sex outside of marriage. The new law has been condemned by local and international human rights groups at the new code, which will apply to non-Muslims and foreigners, as well as Aceh […]
The move by the Queensland government will now put pressure on its federal counterpart to enact marriage equality. Queensland has re introduced civil unions for same sex couples. Civil Unions were first introduced in Queensland in 2009, before being scrapped in 2012 by the last Liberla/National government because they were seen as too closely mimicking marriage. […]
Five gay refugees have been rehoused in the Netherlands after being threatened by fellow refugees. The five men (three Syrian, one Iraqi, one Iranian) were physically attacked and spat on. The men were originally housed in the Parool, a refugee centre in Amsterdam, but were moved to housing owned by corporation the Rochdale, reports Dutch […]