Month: April 2015
Choral Con Fusion LGBTS Choir – We Love the Same (A Song for Equality)
“WeLoveTheSame” the debut single from Cork-based Choral Con Fusion LGBTS Choir is available now. The single aims to raise funds and awareness for marriage equality in Ireland and everywhere. On May 22nd, Ireland will vote on the Marriage Equality referendum, deciding whether or not same-sex couples can get legally married.
Anti-Transgender Petition Drive in Houston Fails
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) responded to news that a Houston petition drive aimed at removing protections for transgender people in the city had failed. Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced late yesterday that the group spearheading the petition, Houstonians For Family Values, had failed to collect the 20,000 signatures needed to amend Houston’s city charter. The group was seeking amend the city charter to remove existing nondiscrimination protections for transgender people in the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance and in a 2012 Executive Order banning workplace discrimination against city workers.
TLDEF Condemns Petition Effort in Houston Aimed at Dismantling Transgender Protections
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) denounces a petition drive in Houston aimed at removing current protections for transgender people and banning future protections. The petition, spearheaded byHoustonians For Family Values, seeks to amend Houston’s city charter to remove existing nondiscrimination protections for transgender people in the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance and in a 2012 Executive Order banning workplace discrimination against city workers.
Swedish priest says sorry for gay comments
A priest in southern Sweden has apologised for preaching that some gay people suffer from a “psychological disorder” that can be “cured”, after his comments sparked outrage among gay rights campaigners.
Gay and Lesbian teachers suffering ‘real anxiety’ over religious law
Gay and lesbian teachers suffer “real anxiety” because of a law that allows a school to protect its religious ethos when it comes to who they employ.
Hotel owner to target ‘gay and swinging community’
The owner of a Folkestone hotel says he hopes to pull in punters from the “gay and swinging community” to help keep his business afloat.