Tag: Michael Cashman
Lib Dem Pledge to Pardon Homosexual Crimes before elections
Bisexual Liberal Democrat MP and Justice Minister Simon Hughes Saturday pledged the to pass the legislation to pardon those convicted of being homosexual before the May General Election.
Lord Cashman, Pride and Sarah Waters lead 2014 Stonewall Award winners
Pride, the heart-warming story of gay activists supporting striking miners, was among the big winners at last night’s (6 November) Stonewall Awards, held at the V&A and supported by Bloomberg, E.ON, Google, Paddy Power and State Street. The film was named Broadcast of the Year at the glitzy ceremony, with Andrew Scott, star of the film and BBC’s Sherlock, collecting the prize.
Backroom deal rules out same-sex unions in Slovak constitution
Today, Slovak MPs from SMER (Social-Democrats) and KDH (Christian-Democrats) voted to define marriage as a ‘unique bond between a man and a woman’ in the Constitution. Ruling party SMER agreed to the demand of opposition party KDH in exchange of their support for a judicial reform.
Georgia Prime Minister calls for constitutional ban on equal marriage
At the end of March, Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili introduced an amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman in the constitution.
Historic EU-Africa Summit overshadowed by anti-LGBT laws
The fourth EU-Africa Summit is taking place in Brussels since yesterday, and although not officially on the agenda, extremely harsh new anti-LGBT laws will be on leaders’ minds.
Kyrgyz Parliament considering homophobic ‘anti-propaganda’ law
On 26 March, the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan published a draft bill that would impose tough sanctions for any speech or action leading to “a positive attitude towards non-traditional sexual relations”, i.e. non-heterosexual relationships.