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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 […]
Nick Jonas has been brought into replace Iggy Azalea at Pittsburg Pride after Azalea was forced to withdraw from the event following her use of homophobic and racist tweets. Nick Jonas has been called in to replace Iggy Azalea as the headline act for Pittsburg Pride. Azalea was forced to withdraw from the event after facing […]
An Israeli court has made an historic ruling, determining that employees may not be discriminated against based on their gender identity. In a landmark civil rights case coinciding with Tel Aviv Pride Week, the National Labor Court determined employees may not be discriminated against based on their gender identity. The court found that protection from […]
An Australian couple has vowed to divorce if marriage equality in Australia becomes a reality. A Canberra couple have made a promise to divorce if same sex marriage becomes legal in Australia. The couple, Sarah and Nick Jensen say they will no longer ‘believe’ in the institution of marriage if same sex couples are able to […]