The largest fan group of Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg have demanded the club refrain from buying black and gay players following turmoil surrounding the acquisition of Brazil striker Hulk. “We’re not racists but we see the absence of black players at Zenit as an important tradition,” Zenit fan club Landscrona said in a letter, [...]
Two persons dressed in gaudy clothes walk up the pavement, unnoticed by the passersby, along the Kuruvikkaran Salai in Madurai in the evening. They stop at the first shop; clap their hands in a wavy fashion and get a en-rupee note in return. Even before one knows from where the claps came, the duo steps [...]
The women’s basketball team at Mission College expected the bleachers to be full and the hecklers ready when its newest player made her home court debut. In the days leading up to the game, people had plenty to say about 6-foot-6-inch, 220-pound Gabrielle Ludwig, who joined the Lady Saints as a mid-season walk-on and became, [...]
When Hon David Bahati introduced the anti-homosexuality bill in Parliament in 2009, the country was abuzz with excitement and loud support for the bill. Then, I, Andrew Mwenda and few other Ugandans, urged understanding and caution, and counselled against legislating with emotion, prejudice and blunt insensitivity. Given the violent hostility shown towards homosexuals as a [...]
Multi sectoral groups gathered inside the Davao City session hall Wednesday gave a thunderous applause when members of the City Council passed on third and final reading the anti-discrimination ordinance. Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte presided the session for the approval of the ordinance, his brainchild. Duterte had tasked City Councilor Melchor Quitain to craft [...]
Between 9-11 December 2012, the second International Intersex Forum took place in Stockholm. This event brought together 37 activists representing 33 intersex organisations and supportive institutions from all continents. The Forum agreed to affirm the principles of the first International Intersex Forum and extended the demands aiming to end discrimination against intersex people and to [...]
Калининградская областная дума приняла в первом чтении законопроект, запрещающий пропаганду гомосексуализма и педофилии среди несовершеннолетних. Об этом сообщает “Интерфакс” со ссылкой на региональный парламент.
COC Nederland wil opheldering van McDonald’s over een voorval waarbij een transgender in een filiaal van de fastfoodketen in Amsterdam Osdorp door personeel vernederd zou zijn. Er werden op dat moment opnames gemaakt voor het tv-programma Spuiten & Slikken.
Pietarissa keväällä paikallisesti säädetty “homopropagandan” vastainen laki on hyvää vauhtia leviämässä ympäri Venäjää. Venäjän duuma keskustelee asiasta ensi viikolla.
The Rabbinical Council of America, a religious organization in the United States, has shown against fraudulent treatments that they allege "cure homosexuality". The State of California recently passed a law which forbids minors to undergo these treatments dangerous for their physical and psychological health. The Rabbinical Council of America [...]
The City Council of Davao passed on second reading Monday the proposed anti-discrimination ordinance of the city. This virtually means that the ordinance will soon become a law as the third and final readings are but a formality for the measure to be filed as such. Councilor Melchor Quitain, who was tasked by Vice Mayor Rodrigo [...]
Deportation. Detention. Barred entry. These are just some of the scenarios that people with HIV have to deal with when it comes to international travel. Now, CEOs from 40 well-known companies are calling for countries to get rid of their HIV-related travel restrictions. Corporate leaders say the travel restrictions are discriminatory and detrimental to the [...]
The charitable foundation for pharmaceutical company Merck is the latest corporate leader to suspend financial support for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) over the organization’s anti-gay policies. The Merck Foundation’s Brian Gill explains that BSA’s refusal to allow gay scouts does not align with the company’s nondiscrimination guidelines: The Merck Foundation believes that it is critical to honor [...]
Idag måndag och tisdag hålls en förkonferens om transpersoners rättigheter inför ILGA:s världskonferens, som officiellt invigs på onsdag.
COC Amsterdam komt met een actieplan zodat homoseksuele jongeren meer zichzelf kunnen zijn in de hoofdstad. Het plan is een antwoord op het eerder verschenen GGD-rapport ‘Zo gezond zijn Amsterdamse jongeren’. Volgens COC-voorzitter Jan van Asch toont het rapport aan dat er dringend actie is gewenst voor ‘roze’ Amsterdamse leerlingen van diverse etnische komaf.
