Category: News
Two Russian MPs have presented a draft bill calling for people who come out as gay to serve up to 15 days behind bars. Ivan Nikitchuk and Nikolai Arefyev are proposing a fine of up to 5,000 rubles ($110) for people who publicly say they are gay. The two communist MPs propose even harsher measures […]
Same sex relations is now punishable by up to 100 strokes of the cane in Indonesia’s Aceh provence. The law, passed in 2014 but only now being enforced, has faced opposition by rights groups. It applies to both locals and foreigners. The law “outlaws anal sex between men and ‘the rubbing of body parts between […]
The Intersex Trust of Aotearoa New Zealand says this year’s Intersex Awareness Day will be the biggest yet. This year the Intersex Trust of Aotearoa New Zealand (ITANZ) will join activists around the globe to take part in the Intersex Awareness Day ‘Twitter storm.’ on the 27th of October. ITANZ says it is welcoming “community […]
Civil Unions have now come into effect in Chile. As Chile’s new civil unions law went into effect, dozens of same sex couples began arriving at civil registry offices early to officially validate their unions ABC news reports. The civil unions law was debated in Chile’s Congress for over a decade until it was passed […]
A German political party is seeking to ban the representation of GLBT people from schoolbooks, TV and radio. In a Russian-style ‘gay propaganda’ ban, the Baden-Württemberg chapter of Germany’s leading Eurosceptic party Alternative für Deutschland (AFD) is proposing a ban on GLBT representation in schoolbooks, television and radio. The party says it will push GLBT […]
A new report form a Indian GLBT NGO has found HIV transmission between gay men and homophobic abuse is on the rise in the country – two years after the nation’s Supreme Court recriminalised homosexuality. The report’s data was compiled from calls to the Naz foundation’s call centre and found that 38 per cent of […]
Auckland Pride has heard a number of concerns from members of Auckland’s GLBT community at the first of its community forums. While the conversation was more subdued than previously expected, a number of concerns were raised at Auckland Pride’s first community forum. Issues ranging from price of tickets to parties, parade entries and the programme […]
Canada has elected a new pro GLBT Prime Minister. Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party won the highly anticipated election, besting incumbent Stephen Harper, a member of the Conservative Party, and Tom Mulcair of the left wing New Democratic Party. The Liberal Party victory ends nine years of Conservative Party rule. Outgoing Conservative Prime Minister […]