Month: March 2016
Out Open – a Self-Help Guide for Open Relationships
If you’re looking for some compelling read this spring, consider the new book, Out Open, by outspoken Author, Jay Jackson Feldman.
Swedish Malmö footballers fly the flag for gay rights
A Malmö football club which frequently campaigns for gay rights is donning the Pride flag on its new match outfits – after winning the fight against UEFA bosses.
Parliament demands inclusion LGBTI people in gender mainstreaming activities
In a key report voted yesterday on Gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament, the European Parliament made a strong call to include “the rights, perspectives and well-being of LGBTIQ people” in all gender mainstreaming* activities.
MEPs welcome Member States’ support to Commission’s actions on LGBTI equality, deplore opposition of Hungary
This Monday, the Council (i.e. Ministers of the Member States), failed to reach agreement on a common response to the Commission’s “List of Actions to advance LGBTI equality”.
Despite Historic Filibuster, Missouri Senate Advances Legislative Assault on LGBT People
Following a historic filibuster by Democrats, Senate passes an extreme ‘First Amendment Defense Act’-style proposal that goes far beyond religious freedom and enshrines discrimination into the Missouri Constitution.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen Introduces Global Respect Act in U.S. Senate
HRC hailed the introduction of the Global Respect Act in the Senate by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). The bill would provide a new mechanism to prevent the world’s most anti-LGBT state actors from receiving a visa and entering the United States. The Global Respect Act would make clear to the world that the U.S. is not open to those who abuse, harass, and murder LGBT people.