Day: February 17, 2016
South Dakota Governor to Meet With Trans Kids Ahead of Decision on Signing Discriminatory
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation responded to the news that South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard will meet with transgender students before making his decision on whether to sign HB 1008 – outrageous legislation that would prevent trans students in public schools from using restrooms and other facilities consistent with their gender identity.
The secret poppers trade fuelling Dubai ’s gay scene
What happens when poppers go underground in the desert? Dubai’s gay men are desperate for alkyl nitrate in a drug-free state.
South Dakota Legislature Unleashes SECOND Attack On Trans Kids In Two Days
House State Affairs Committee votes to block transgender kids from participating in sports programs and other activities, birth certificate legislation would have broad array of unintended consequences for all South Dakotans.
Law In Action looks at “gay cake” case in Northern Ireland
The programme regularly talks to leading legal figures, both here in the UK and abroad, but also hears from the people caught up in the law about how it affects their lives.
MEPs call on Tunisia to decriminalise homosexuality and enforce post-revolution Constitution
A cross-party group of MEPs has called on the Tunisian Government to decriminalise homosexuality and respect minority rights. The European Parliament’s intergroup on LGBTI Rights were told by activist Yamina Thabet that gay Tunisian men and women continue to be prosecuted, despite Tunisian’s new constitution Ian Duncan MEP and Yamina civil rights.