Month: March 2014
Mother punched son and called him ‘dirty queer’ when he came out
A homophobic mother punched her son in the face after he came out as gay at a family party.
Court of Justice: EU law does not guarantee maternity leave for mothers using surrogacy
Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that women who become mothers via surrogacy do not have an automatic right to maternity leave under EU law. However, the court stressed that Member States are free to provide maternity leave of their own accord
UK : Gay Insurance Survey 2014
Compass, the gay insurance advisers have today published their latest research into the insurance needs of gay men and women.
GLAAD, You Can Play join forces to tackle equality in sports
GLAAD, the America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organisation, today announced an official partnership with the You Can Play Project, one of North America’s leading organizations dedicated to ensuring equality, respect, and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation.
The Westboro Baptist Church Remixed Lorde’s ‘Royals,’ And It’s Terrible
Have you ever wondered what Lorde’s “Royals” would sound like as an anthem for homophobic, likely deranged Christian zealots? Well, wonder no more, the Westboro Baptist Church has put their own sanctimonious spin on the chart-topping hit – and it’s terrible.
U.S : Anti-LGBT Conference Continues Close Ties To Putin Despite Mounting International Tensions
The World Congress of Families is moving full speed ahead with plans to hold an international anti-LGBT conference at the Kremlin in Moscow this fall, despite the growing international crisis in Ukraine and the withdrawal of key conference partner Concerned Women for America over concerns that holding the conference would give the appearance of “giving aid and comfort to Vladimir Putin.”