Day: July 13, 2015
Australia : NSW Catholics urged to oppose gay marriage
Catholic Archbishop Anthony Fisher says married couples must resist being bullied into redefining marriage.
Pentagon To Lift Ban On Transgender Service Members
Today, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced the establishment of a working group to study the “policy and readiness implications” of allowing transgender service members to serve openly. The working group will “start with the presumption that transgender persons can serve openly without adverse impact on military effectiveness and readiness, unless and except where objective, practical impediments are identified.”
What Happens When Two Men Hold Hands In Moscow?
Popular Russian YouTube channel Cheburussia decided to show the world what a courageous gay couple walking the streets of Moscow might experience.
The North East Prepares To Show Its Pride
A host of free entertainment, including performances by B*Witched and Belinda Carlisle, will mark 45 years of world Pride in the North East this weekend.
Court OKs Transgender Professor’s Claim Against Southeastern Oklahoma State University
The U.S. Department of Justice brought a complaint against Southeastern Oklahoma State University and another defendant on March 30, 2015. The suit alleged that the University terminated the employment of Dr. Rachel Tudor, an assistant professor, based on her gender, gender identity and gender expression, as well as in retaliation for making complaints of discrimination. Dr. Tudor intervened in the lawsuit by bringing her own complaint on May 5, 2015. She included an additional claim for the hostile work environment to which she was subjected.
Istanbul Pride: London rally against police attack
LGBTI campaigners and allies rallied on 10 July outside the Turkish embassy in London, to protest against the last minute banning of Istanbul Pride, the violent police assaults on the marchers and escalating hate crimes against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities in Turkey.