Tag: lesbian
South Korean court grants refugee status to Ugandan lesbian
A South Korean court has granted refugee status to an Ugandan woman who claims she cannot return home for fear of being persecuted for her sexual orientation, officials said Wednesday.
Lesbians and Bisexual Women Lag Behind Heterosexual Women in Receiving Adequate Cervical Cancer Screening
Lesbians and bisexual women are as likely as heterosexual women to develop cervical cancer, but are much less likely to be regularly screened for it, putting them at greater risk of the potentially deadly disease, according to a policy brief released today by The Fenway Institute.
Lesbian couple go into hiding with Turkish foster child
A lesbian couple and their nine-year-old foster child have gone into hiding because of the row in Turkey about Muslim children being cared for by gay or Christian couples.
Boss ‘wanted gay-only staff as he was sick of his girls having babies’
The owner of a hairdressing salon threatened to employ only “fat, gay and lesbian” staff because he was sick of his women stylists becoming pregnant, a tribunal heard.
Groups Set up Video Project to Reassure Gay Teens
Some gay rights groups are trying to bolster the confidence of gay teens after an Indiana teacher said she believes gays have no purpose in life.
Out in East Berlin – Lesbians and Gays in the GDR
East Germany decriminalized homosexuality early on, a move that was touted as an example of its progressivism.