Month: March 2014
U.S : Judge strikes Michigan’s gay marriage ban
A federal judge on Friday ruled that Michigan’s prohibition on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution, ordering the state to stop enforcing the ban.
Stonewall: There can be No Bystanders in fight to tackle bullying and abuse
Stonewall last night raised a record-breaking £395,000 at its annual Equality Dinner, sponsored by Aviva. Money raised from the night will support Stonewall’s education work and tackling homophobia wherever it exists.
HRC Asks Sec. of Education Arne Duncan to Help Resolve Anti-Gay Discrimination against AR Student
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Americas’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, is asking U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to get involved in a case of anti-gay discrimination in Sheridan, Arkansas.
Peaceful Protest Of The Westboro Baptist Church, Fred Phelps Passing Underway
Realising that no organisation was encouraging peaceful protest of Fred Phelps’ passing, radio host Joshua-Paul Angell has organised a no hate approach protesting of the Westboro Baptist Church.
Slovakia’s LGBTI committee concerned over draft amendment banning same-sex marriage
Slovakia’s LGBTI persons committee, a government advisory body, has expressed concern over a new draft amendment to the Constitution aimed at banning same-sex marriage, the TASR news organization reported Thursday.
Fred Phelps dies on International Day of Happiness, so ironic
Fred Phelps Sr., a fierce opponent of homosexuality whose protests at military funerals prompted two federal laws, died early Thursday, his daughter Margie Phelps says.