Day: April 2, 2011

Man arrested for savage ‘hate-crime’ beating of young gay man tells police he is gay, too
A man has been arrested in connection with the vicious hate crime which shocked New York last weekend when a young gay man was savagely beaten outside McDonalds.

The Irish’s says: “Stand Up” for your LGBT friends
Irish organisation BeLonG To has launched a new advocacy campaign, Stand Up!, is aimed at creating positive understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people and their issues in Ireland.

Transsexual seeks ruling party nomination in Turkey’s İzmir
Following the naming of transsexual Öykü Özen as a candidate nominee from the main opposition, another transsexual has applied to run for Parliament from the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP.