Coalition calls on Lords to reject religious exemptions in Equality Bill
A coalition of liberal religious and social justice groups is calling on the House of Lords to reject religious opt-outs from the Equality Bill. The bill is scheduled for its second reading in the...
View ArticleBNP may face prosecution over ‘misleading’ financial accounts
The British National Party could face prosecution for breaking the law over its accounting. The anti-gay political party has until Friday to submit further details of its spending after auditors said...
View ArticleGovernment will consider religious civil partnerships
The government has agreed to consider allowing civil partnerships to be held in religious premises after a debate in the House of Lords last night. An amendment to the Equality Bill was tabled by Lord...
View ArticleBrazilian general says gay soldiers can’t command troops
A Brazilian general told a hearing this week that gay soldiers should not be allowed to command troops because they would be disobeyed by other officers. Gen Raymundo Nonato was appearing before a...
View ArticlePCC rejects complaint over Jan Moir’s Stephen Gately article
The Press Complaints Commission has rejected a complaint from Stephen Gately’s civil partner over a Daily Mail article about his death. Andrew Cowles complained that Jan Moir’s article of October 16th...
View ArticleNetherlands: Catholic Church ‘castrated boys as gay cures and punishments’
A newspaper in the Netherlands claims to have uncovered cases in which boys in Roman Catholic care over half a century ago were castrated to stop them being gay or to punish them for uncovering abuse....
View ArticleDutch government to commission report recognising LGBT families with three or...
The Justice Ministry of the Netherlands is set to commission a report on the possibility of legally recognising families with three or more parents, and has noted the protective values of such a law...
View ArticleAfrica human rights commission calls for end of anti-gay laws
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has passed a resolution condemning the spread of violence and discriminatory laws targeting gay people on the continent. The Commission passed the...
View ArticleUS county expected to cancel plan to ‘mourn’ gay marriage decision
A county commission in Missouri is expected to rescind its plan to ‘mourn’ the gay marriage decision by the Supreme Court for a year. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles said the commission will meet...
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Government nominates former Stonewall chair to head equality commission
The government has selected the former Chair of Stonewall to head the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Nicky Morgan, the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities,...
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Trump’s new ‘rights’ commission is packed with anti-LGBT activists
LGBT+ groups have expressed concern after Donald Trump launched a ‘natural law’ commission that is dominated by members with anti-LGBT beliefs. Trump’s current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced...
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