Tag: LGBT rights
Diary notice – LGBT Conference in Dublin
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s invites to first LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Conference which will be held Dublin.
Meet Virginia’s Rabidly Anti-Gay Gubernatorial Ticket
The Virginia GOP’s 2013 gubernatorial ticket is boasting two radically anti-gay figures whose views on LGBT rights are dramatically out-of-step with the majority of Virginians.
Not “la vie en rose”: comprehensive overview of the LGBTI people rights in Europe 2013
To mark the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (17 May), ILGA-Europe launches its Rainbow Europe package reviewing the human rights situation and assessing what life is like for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people in Europe in 2013.
EP takes stock of LGBT rights in Western Balkans and Turkey
Last week the European Parliament (EP) adopted five of its annual progress reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. MEPs addressed recommendations on LGBT rights to Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo and Turkey.
HRC Applauds Introduction of Legislation to End Discrimination Against LGBT Students
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, today applauded the introduction of the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
LGBT rights in Ukraine closely scrutinised as European Parliament consents to easier visa rules
Today the European Parliament gave its binding consent for easier EU visa rules for Ukrainian citizens. Members of the European Parliament had expressed serious concern about two homophobic draft laws, insisting the EU shouldn’t turn a blind eye to human rights abuses.