WISCONSIN – Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a statement released to the Washington Blade, veteran lesbian activist Robin Tyler says she is talking to LGBT leaders across the country about a possible national march on Washington in May 2012. Tyler, who is based in Los Angeles, said she first proposed the idea of a 2012 march in the…
BOSTON – More than 4,000 leading researchers and clinicians from around the world will convene in Boston, Massachusetts from Feb. 27 through March 2 for the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). CROI is a scientifically focused meeting of the world’s leading researchers working to understand, prevent and treat HIV/AIDS and its complications….
LONDON – The British government is expected to announce full marriage equality for gays and lesbians under reforms to marriage laws to be announced soon. The reported move will end the final major legal discrimination against gays and lesbians in Britain. According to the Sunday Times, a proposal to end the ban on same sex…
LONDON – Stickers have been found placed in London’s East End declaring it a “gay-free zone.” The messages say, “Arise and warn. Gay free zone. And fear Allah; Verily Allah is severe in punishment.” A resident, who tried to remove the stickers, told PinkNews, “Tower Hamlets (an area in East London) council won praise from…
HUNGARY – A Budapest Court has overturned a police decision to deny permission for Budapest’s Pride march. Hungarian police had earlier banned this years Pride festival in the nation’s capital, citing that it would cause too much traffic disruption. The event had originally been approved and organizers had applied for an extension to the march…
The Associated Press has reported, “the Navy says it wrongly accused Navy dog handler Michael Toussaint of singling out a gay sailor for hazing at kennels he ran in Bahrain.” However, that gay sailor, San Diegan Joseph Rocha, says the AP has their facts totally wrong. Former Petty Officer Third Class Rocha, who was discharged…
AUSTRALIA – Australian Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull has begun polling his constituents on the issue of marriage equality and has sent questionnaires to residents in his Sydney seat of Wentworth. The Herald Sun reported that Turnbull had said that 68 percent of the 1,800 people who had responded supported gay marriage. “This survey is important…
SCOTLAND – According to recent figures, homophobic crime has risen by up to 90 percent in some of Scotland’s regions. The new statistics have led equality groups to demand that the Scottish Executive extend “hate crime” legislation to the LGBT community. Campaigners believe the findings show that homophobia is still a major problem in Scotland….
BAHRAIN – Up to 130 gay men were reportedly arrested last week at a private party in Bahrain. The event, at a sports club in Hidd, was a gay wedding and guests were said to have been spotted in make-up and women’s clothes. Neighbors had complained about noise levels which led to police raiding the…
