Day: October 30, 2015

John Fashanu: ‘I paid my brother Justin to keep quiet over his homosexuality’
Former England striker John Fashanu has admitted that he once bribed his brother Justin in a bid to prevent him from coming out as gay.

Irish presidential commission signs equal marriage act into law
Five months after the widely celebrated referendum, marriage equality has become a reality for same-sex couples in Ireland. The Presidential Commission, in place of President Michael D Higgins who currently visiting the US, signed the Marriage Act 2015 into law Thursday, 29 October 2015.

Greek government commits to laws promoting LGBTI equality
In an unprecedented show of political support for the rights of LGBTI people, representatives from all the main parliamentary parties signed an equality pledge in Athens today (Friday, 30 October 2015).