Saturday, thousands of gay and lesbian couples in England and Wales tied the knot as marriage equality became the law of the land, bringing to 16 the number of countries where committed gay and lesbian couples can legally marry. According to news reports, couples are vying to be first to be married by holding ceremonies…
LONDON — Jack’d, the fastest growing gay app in the world among young adult gay men, today released the findings of a community survey conducted amongst its users in the United Kingdom. With same-sex marriage to be legalized March 29 in England and Wales, Jack’d surveyed its community–80 percent of which are 18-30 years old–on their…
NEW YORK – As England and Wales welcome the new same-sex marriage law March 29 (Scotland will follow later this year), VisitBritain, the national tourism agency responsible for inspiring the world to explore Britain, highlights where to enjoy a GREAT summer of love. Whether celebrating your honeymoon or a sexy singles weekend, Britain has a…
Stuart Milk, co-founder and president of the Harvey Milk Foundation and nephew of the gay rights icon Harvey Milk, was presented with the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse by The College Historical Society (The Hist) in Trinity College Dublin Friday, March 21. Stuart was honored by The Hist for his inspiring decade…
LGBTQNation.com is reporting that Ethiopia, the most populous landlocked nation in the world with 93 million people, has created legislation that would make same-sex acts an unpardonable offense. “Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers last week endorsed the measure that would amend the country’s Pardon and Amnesty Law that lists homosexuality along with other offenses as a…
The World Congress of Families is moving full speed ahead with plans to hold an international anti-LGBT conference at the Kremlin in Moscow this fall, despite the growing international crisis in Ukraine and the withdrawal of key conference partner Concerned Women for America over concerns that holding the conference would give the appearance of “giving…
As the industrialized West looks on with horror as a variety of new laws aimed at squelching the rights – and in some cases lives – of members of the LGBT community in places like Nigeria and Uganda are enacted, opponents are gathering the speed and courage to speak out against them. ““Homosexuality is as…
Despite threats of a backlash and international condemnation, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni still went on to sign one of Africa’s, and the world’s, most punishing anti-gay laws to date. Citing his sickness with “homosexuals exhibiting themselves,” Museveni’s law, at its most severe, will sentence members of the LGBT community to life in prison for certain…
NEW YORK, — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay have spoken out against the anti-homosexuality law signed into force in Uganda, saying it violates basic human rights and endangers lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the country. The law criminalizes and imposes life imprisonment for homosexuality,…
Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni signed a law imposing harsh penalties for homosexuality today, defying protests from rights groups, criticism from Western donors and a U.S. warning that it will complicate relations. Reuters reported that the new bill strengthened existing punishments for anyone caught having gay sex, imposing jail terms of up to life for “aggravated…
