Day: February 27, 2015
US petition against ‘anti-gay’ Northern Ireland conscience clause bill gets 100,000 signatures in two days
More than 100,000 people have signed an American petition launched just 48 hours ago in opposition to a DUP plan to allow people with strong religious views to refuse to provide services that offend them.
Berlin rapper’s stunt sets off homophobia row
Berlin rapper Bass Sultan Hengzt released an album cover calculated to smoke out homophobia among listeners, prompting what Germans love to call a “Sh*tstorm”.
Gaychampagne – soon in Systembolaget
The world’s first gay profiled champagne is here! Sweden becomes the first country to have it in stock, and as of March 1 it will be available for sale at Systembolaget around the country.
Stonewall launches young writers’ competition
Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality charity, has launched its first Young Writers’ competition for budding authors between the ages of 14 and 17. The competition invites young people to submit short stories and poems that support the theme of ‘LGBT equality: changing hearts and minds’.
Mexico’s ‘hints of homophobia’ make living there a challenge for a gay American
Omar Solis was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and moved to Denver with his family when he was two years old. He’s now 21 and back in Mexico, studying international relations at the Technical Institute of Monterrey. He’s also openly gay.