Day: February 11, 2013

Group Pushing Indiana High School to Ban Gays and Lesbians from Prom
The Human Rights Campaign, the USA’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, is condemning the efforts of a small group in Indiana working to ban gay and lesbian students from attending the Sullivan High School prom this year.

NBA Star Calls Out Homophobia On Twitter
One of the most famous players in the National Basketball Association, Kobe Bryant, took to Twitter on Sunday to tell a fan to stop using ‘gay’ as an insult.

Group Pushing Indiana High School to Ban Gays and Lesbians from Prom
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, is condemning the efforts of a small group in Indiana working to ban gay and lesbian students from attending the Sullivan High School prom this year.

HRC Praises Pentagon’s Extension of Additional Benefits to Gay and Lesbian Service Members and Their Families
The Human Rights Campaign praised the Pentagon’s announcement that it would extend a slate of equal benefits to lesbian and gay service members and their families over the coming months.

Turkey continues to allow and encourage discrimination
The European Committee on Social Rights has released its conclusions on Turkey’s conformity with the European Social Charter, a European treaty on social rights which Turkey ratified in 2007.

Coronation Street star backs show in anti-gay slurs row
Coronation Street star Antony Cotton has leapt to the show’s defence after it was rocked by a homophobia row.