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Israel’s government has voted down a proposal to extend anti discrimination laws to its GLBT citizens. The legislation, which had been proposed by opposition MK Ofer Shelah from the Yesh Atid party, would have extended all existing anti-discrimination legislation to protect GLBT Israelis. The Jerusalem Post reports the Shelah’s bill lost the support of key Likud […]
Colin Mathura Jeffries became just the second contestant to be kicked off Dancing With The Stars last night. A relatively high score from the judges was not enough to save the well known gay personality, who received the lowest number of votes from the voting public after Sunday night’s performance. Judge Stefano Olivieri made the comment […]
A Utah Man has been the victim of a series of horrific anti gay hate crimes, one of which included having “die fag” carved into his arm. Rick Jones, a resident of Delta, Utah was first attacked by an unknown assailant while closing up his pizza business on April 25. The incident resulted in Jones […]
The Supreme Court’s ruling has paved the way for same sex marriage to become legal throughout Mexico. The Supreme Court has ruled that current state bans on same sex marriage are ‘unconstitutional.’ While same sex marriage is legal in some parts of Mexico, including Mexico City and the northern state of Coahuila, the majority of Mexico […]
The GLBT rights champion has resigned as chair of Wellington Regional Council. Fran Wilde, best known for her 1986 private members bill to decriminalise homosexuality, has stepped down as chairwoman of Greater Wellington Regional Council, (GWRC) a position she has held since 2007. Wilde’s resignation comes just days after plans for a Wellington region super-city were […]
Leading Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has made a vow to fight for GLBT rights in her opening Presidential rally. Hillary Clinton has held the first rally of her Presidential campaign in New York overnight, making a pledge to stand up for the rights of GLBT Americans. The former Secretary of State also launched an attack […]
Israel media reports that over 180,000 celebrated at Tel Aviv Pride making it the Middle East’s largest GLBT event. An estimated 180,000 people marched through Tel Aviv’s streets Friday, in the city’s 17th annual Gay Pride Parade, Israel’s largest and oldest gay pride event. The theme of this year’s parade, which was the city’s biggest ever, […]
The National Day of Silence is being today to combat homophobia and transphobia in New Zealand. Today marks the ‘National Day of Silence’ held to raise awareness o homophobia and transphobia in New Zealand. The event is now in its second year in New Zealand, but was first held in at the University of Virginia in […]