Day: May 27, 2015
Nashville Piano Rocker Zach Vinson Drops a New EP
The Wild Honey Pie has premiered Zach Vinson’s new track “You Can Have Me,” calling it a “somber anthem … that beautifully captures the sense of uncertainty that comes from trying to discover who you are … [and] evokes the cinematic tones that populated the musical landscape in the early 2000s.”
1930’s sex researcher & LGBTI pioneer who defied the Nazis
Eighty years ago this month, one of the world’s greatest pioneering sexologists and gay rights advocates died in exile with little acclaim or mourning.
Heritage Lottery Win For Manchester Pride
Manchester Pride has been awarded funding by the Heritage Lottery Fund to create a bespoke digital platform, entitled ‘OUT!’, exploring the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) life in Manchester.
Kazakhstan Strikes Down ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law After Olympics Outcry
Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Council has struck down a controversial law that would have outlawed “propaganda” of homosexuality to minors, amid signs the legislation was damaging the country’s bid to host the Winter Olympics.
In Win For Equality, Largest County in Arkansas Passes Employment Protections for County Workers
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, praised Pulaski County for passing much-needed non-discrimination protections that will protect county employees in the workplace.