Day: October 16, 2014

New booklet encourage therapists to resist against the Health Protection Agency (Sundhedsstyrelsen) in Denmark
LGBT Denmark is very concerned at the development of transgender people access to treatment, as the Denmark Board of Health (Sundhedsstyrelsen) is currently working on a draft. The new draft guidance has been issued for consultation, maintain and in some cases reinforces the practice of lengthy, disempowering scenario where a care team with a monopoly in Denmark can refuse to treat patients without decision can be appealed.

Why Mia Freedman didn’t offend me
Journalist and commentator Mia Freedman has come under fire for comparing gays to paedophiles on an Australian news program.

GLAAD leads millions in a united stand against bullying for Spirit Day
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today showcased participants who are wearing purple or going purple online for Spirit Day today in a stand against bullying and to show support for LGBT youth. Spirit Day began in 2010 in remembrance of several young people who lost their lives to suicide after being bullied. Each year, GLAAD organizes hundreds of celebrities, media outlets, brands, landmarks, sports leagues, faith groups, school districts, colleges and universities to speak out for LGBT youth on Spirit Day.