Month: December 2015
Slovenian referendum rejects marriage equality
The referendum voters in Slovenia have rejected a law to open marriage to same-sex couples with 37% of those who cast their vote were in favour of the amendment, 63% voted against it. The amendment to the Marriage and Family Relations Act will not now come into force.
Victory! Transgender Man Wins Health Insurance Coverage for Gender Transition
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has secured insurance coverage for a transgender man’s medically necessary care after his union-sponsored health insurance plan refused to cover it.
Blood Ban Fix Continues to Falls Far Short of Acceptable Solution
Today, the Human Rights Campaign, (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, responded to the release of final guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a long-awaited change to the current scientifically unwarranted blood donation ban on gay and bisexual men.
Slovenians vote against marriage equality
Yesterday, Slovenians voted in a referendum against an amendment which would have given same-sex couples the right to get married.
European Parliament calls for coherence EU’s internal & external human rights policy
Last week, the European Parliament voted its annual report on human rights in the world. The report takes account of the situation of human rights, including of LGBTI people, and makes recommendations accordingly.
Måns Zelmerlöw Eurovision winner stripped naked literally
The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and The Sexy Vote 2015 nominee, Måns Zelmerlöw, has posed naked for a British gay magazine.