An Isle of Man lesbian couple are calling for a change in the law after being refused rental accommodation on the basis of their sexual orientation. Kira Izzard and Laura Cull, from Douglas, said they were shocked to discover there was no legislation to protect them from discrimination. The couple have subsequently launched a petition [...]
Russian information agency "Novosti" published May 14 article "what inspired assassins" in Volgograd, the author of which Mikhail Rostovsky blames Russian politicians that they gomofobnymi their actions provoked such brutal killings, the murder of Vladislav Tornovogo in Volgograd on May 10. "The most heinous crimes are often committed by the most noble slogans. Tragedy in Volgograd, where two otmorozka to [...]
It became known as project GayRussia, 19 May 4:0 pm in the Volgograd region representative office in Moscow will be single pickets in memory of the victims of homophobic crimes. The reason for the protest was the brutal murder in Volgograd on the night of 9 May 5/10/23 the 23-year-old Vladislav Tornovogo. According to law enforcement officials and the news media, crimes may have been committed by [...]
Presented at a press conference the Queeresima initiative program that will involve the city between the months of May and June. Testimonial of the musician Scarlett Faa. "Must be a period of knowledge, education and celebration, an opportunity to speak and make a key issue. That is why I participate with pleasure to the presentation of these forty [...]
A few days from May 17, the international day against homophobia, lesbophobia and transphobia, promoters of the initiative groups launch a political document and attack the institutions: "Remained deaf to the legitimate property rights claims and awards, unable to provide responses to" company "Rome, open city". It is the slogan of Rome Pride 2013, which will be held [...]
The demand was put forward by Congressman Pd, Ivan Scalfarotto. Integrative health care, behind the payment of a fee, can be extended to same-sex partners as well as with all other parliamentarians. The Bureau of the Chamber for the first time, recognize gay couples. The governing body chaired by Laura Boldrini have [...]
France criticised the music video of "College boy" by the Band Indochine is a gay student is tormented by his classmates. The message of the video is important: since the introduction of gay marriage, it shows how much homophobia in the circle lies dormant. "I realized that my life among people will be no longer easy. Because [...]
HOMOPHOBIA - Slogans homophobic on placards, faces chests people were party, threats in letters containing powder ball... Debates on gay marriage resulted in 2012 a great violence first in the House, in the street and in the media space. These acts of violence were also more than ever [...]
Bashing, the smartphone application that verbal and physical homophobic violence late reporting, France since its start in January 2012: 469 cases in Belgium. The Brussels-capital region is good for half (249). Most reports go about verbal abuse. Bashing is an initiative of communication agency FAMOUS and LGBT-activist group Outrage! They made Bashing to cases of [...]
A total of 14 European cities act this week to the Rainbow Cities Network, an international network of cities with an active holebibeleid. Besides Berlin, Barcelona and Vienna also connect Brussels and Ghent. The new "rainbow cities" join the network during IDAHO, a "gay-emancipatietop" which this week Thursday and Friday takes place in [...]
Director Kimujo who came out as gay at 48 years old is to marry a lover of the same sex has been revealed.
The conclusion in the latest state draft policy for women that transgenders are a result of hormonal imbalance has not gone down well with the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community. At the first meeting of the core committee that drafted the policy Friday, representatives of the community spent over two hours fighting the [...]
What must it be like to be a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender in a conservative country? This year, the Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival will highlight the travails of the LGBT community by screening films from countries such as Iran, Pakistan, Serbia and Israel. Still from Noor, a film about the LGBT community [...]
Although attitudes toward sex are slowly changing in China, they still remain ambiguous and the ongoing sexual revolution differs from that of the West in the 1960s, according to Richard Burger, author of “Behind the Red Door: Sex in China”. “The sexual revolution in the West was about self-expression and personal freedom. But in China, it’s [...]
R. Jyothi Prakash is a second year student in a private engineering college. “I am a transgender. My parents have no clue about my identity. But I have told my teachers and classmates and they have accepted it”, she says. “If I tell my parents about my identity now, they may not accept me and [...]
