Day: June 24, 2015
Australia : NSW parliament backs marriage equality free vote
Adovcates say unanimous support from the NSW Lower House for a free vote on marriage equality will increase pressure on Tony Abbott to allow a free vote federally.
Kyrgyzstan Passes Draft Anti-LGBT “Propaganda” Bill That’s Worse Than Russia’s Law
Today HRC condemned the vote by the Kyrgyzstan National Assembly to pass new and discriminatory anti-LGBT legislation during its second reading.
How Can the Obama Administration Advance Fairness & Equality for Transgender Americans?
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, highlighted specific steps the Obama Administration should take to improve the lives of transgender people.
Church attack on business support for marriage equality shows it is out of touch
Advocates say a Catholic Church letter issuing “veiled threats” to businesses that support marriage equality shows the Church is out of touch with public opinion and its own members.
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission Partners with Noted Cartoonist and Author
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) on Wednesday released video trailers in Farsi and English to promote its upcoming publication of a graphic novel about the struggles in Iran of two fictional gay men, “Yousef and Farhad,” created in partnership with Khalil Bendib, the Algerian-American political cartoonist and Amir Soltani, the Iranian-American award-winning author of “Zahra’s Paradise.”
Kerri Watt – Long Way Home
On Friday 10th July, one of the UK’s brightest new stars, Kerri Watt returns with her beautiful new single ‘Long Way Home’ out on 25 Hour Convenience Records.