Day: March 3, 2014
Uganda: Sanctions urged against homophobic leaders
Responding to the Ugandan president signing into law the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Peter Tatchell, Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation, said:
Ugandan Newspaper Publishes Names of Gays, Incites Hatred
The United Nations human rights office said today that the publication by a Ugandan newspaper of the names and photos of people it claims are homosexual violates basic rights to privacy and dignity, and called on media outlets to refrain from actions that fuel hatred and violence.
Same sex marriage referendum will make Ireland ‘a beacon of light’
The referendum on same sex marriage will provide Ireland with an opportunity to lead the world by becoming a beacon of light at a time when many gay people live in darkness, the Fine Gael ard fheis was told.
Uganda anti-gay bill author David Bahati says Western aid cuts are a small price to pay
The author, David Bahati, of Uganda’s anti-gay bill, which criminalises homosexuality, has said aid cuts by Western donors totalling millions are a price worth paying to protect the nation’s moral values.
Molly as UK representative at Eurovision 2014
Today the BBC announces singer-songwriter Molly Smitten-Downes as the 2014 entrant for The Eurovision Song Contest, performing her own song ‘Children Of The Universe’.
Cher The Love
As part of the Mardi Gras comes to Darling Harbour activations, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras commissioned Cher The Love, recreating the Cher classic ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’ onboard the HMAS Vampire, against the stunning backdrop of Darling Harbour and the Sydney skyline.