Tag: bisexual
ACLU Asks Prince William County Schools to Stop Blocking Gay Websites
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is asking Prince William County Public Schools to stop blocking students’ access to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender websites.
RNC Homophobic Website Disappears
The Republican National Committee website that targeted lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender American families and patriots, “Hope Isn’t Hiring,” has disappeared.
European convention on violence against women to include protection for lesbian, bisexual and trans women
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe announced Thursday that it adopted a new convention to protect women from violence on 6 April 2011. ILGA-Europe regards this as a major step forward in the fight against gender-based violence and towards full protection of women across Europe from both domestic violence and in other circumstances such as violence in public places, forced marriage, rape, ‘honour’ crimes and genital mutilation.
How Many LGBT People Are There In the United States?
Williams Institute’s Analysis, Based on Results From Six Surveys, Estimates LGBT Population At 9 Million.
European Parliament calls for special protection of LGBT asylum-seekers
Members of the European Parliament voted today to modernise the EU-wide system for examining asylum claims. Among the measures adopted today, groups of asylum-seekers with special needs were updated to include people fleeing persecution based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Daniel Radcliffe to be honoured by anti-suicide Trevor Project
Daniel Radcliffe will be honoured by The Trevor Project, which leads in suicide prevention efforts among gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youths, the organisation announced on Monday.