Day: July 17, 2014
Permanent exclusion of men having sex with men from blood donation is not justifiable, says Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Today Advocate General Mengozzi of the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its Opinion in the case of Geoffrey Léger v Ministre des affaires sociales et de la santé and Établissement français du sang and said that a sexual relationship between two men does not in itself constitute conduct that justifies permanent exclusion from giving blood.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual people grow older fearing discrimination and isolation
New research published today by Stonewall and The Co-operative Funeralcare starkly reveals that lesbian, gay and bisexual people grow older fearing discrimination and isolation.
Strasbourg ruling: divorce requirement for legal gender recognition ‘no violation of Human Rights’
Yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the divorce requirement for people who wish to change their legal gender and are married, is not a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights. European Court of Human RightsThe Strasbourg based Court analysed the case of Finnish national Ms Hämäläinen, who was born male and married to a woman. After undergoing gender reassignment surgery in 1996, she wished to bring her official documents in line with her new gender.
Newcastle Pride Returns With Three Days Of Free Events
More than 65,000 visitors are expected to attend the UK’s second largest LGBT festival this weekend – helping to promote community and diversity in the North East.