Day: November 10, 2016
Concerns over pardons for convicted Northern Ireland gay men
A Belfast man investigated on suspicion of having gay sex in the 1970s fears there may be a low take-up in a proposed pardon for convicted gay men.
Reports of Anti-LGBTQ Extremists Tapped for Major Roles on President-Elect Trump’s Transition Team
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, expressed concern about leaked documents indicating that President-Elect Donald Trump is considering for his transition team candidates with histories of anti-LGBTQ animus, including Ken Blackwell of the Family Research Council, which has been designated a hate group.
Donald Trump Win Prompts Increase in Calls to LGBTQ Suicide Hotlines
The last time phones rang off the hook at the Trevor Project — the leading national organisation providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth ages 25 and under — was in June, after the deadly shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Taiwan set to legalise same-sex marriage
Taiwan is set to legalise gay marriage in a first for the Asia region.