Around 300 activists led a colorful parade through Hanoi on Sunday in the nation’s largest ever Gay Pride event, as communist Vietnam shows signs of increasing tolerance of sexual difference, reports Agence France Presse. The city streets were awash with rainbow flags, as a mainly young crowd cycled and danced through the capital urging an…
A rainbow flag has been ripped off the building of the Metropolitan Community Church in San Diego and a theft report was filed with San Diego Police. The 4×6 flag was displayed for most of July until it disappeared overnight July 24 from the front of the church at 2633 Denver Street near Mission Bay….
http://youtu.be/-jDpJm1TgFs A court in Uganda struck down the country’s anti-homosexuality law, Friday amid cheers from a packed courtroom in the capital Kampala. According to a report in the New York Times, a panel of five judges announced that the Anti-Homosexuality Act, which punishes some homosexual behavior with life in prison, was invalid because it had…
INDIA — Indian celebrities are taking to social media to support the rights of the lesbian, gay and bisexual community by pushing for equality in a country that criminalizes same-sex relations, reports GayAsiaNews.com. This is in response to Humsafar Trust, an organization that promotes LGBTI rights, that recently started a petition against Section 377 on…
SAN DIEGO — The Old Globe has announced the creation of an exciting new producing platform, Globe for All. This free-of-charge tour of a professional production of Shakespeare will allow the theatre to serve more communities throughout San Diego by collaborating with a diverse range of local organizations. Old Globe Artistic Director Barry Edelstein will direct the first production,…
WASHINGTON – In response to the violent attack of a 15-year old transgender teenager on the DC metro this week, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has renewed calls for stronger measures to protect transgender people – especially transgender women of color – from violence and harassment. According to the reports, friends who were with the victim…
WASHINGTON – If passed, a new piece of federal legislation (S. 2706/H.R. 5285) introduced this week would open a floodgate of adoption discrimination around the country. Penned by Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), the new bill would allow adoption or foster care providers to refuse service on the basis of their…
For many European cities August is Pride month, and celebrations will soon be underway in cities like Brighton, England; Amsterdam, Antwerp and Copenhagen to name a few. For Escapade, a fancy dress retailer based in Camden, London Pride season is one of the busiest times of the year. The store, which has been in Camden…
China — For the first time, a Chinese court will hear a challenge against “gay conversion therapy.” This is in a country where same-sex relations were only removed from the list of mental illnesses in the early 2000s, reports GayAsia News.com. Gay rights activists say this could be a legal milestone in their fight to…
KEY WEST, Florida Keys — A hot lineup of musical and comedy talents and a warm welcome await attendees Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 4-7, at Key West’s Womenfest, a celebration for lesbians and their friends in the island city known for its all-welcoming diversity. Thousands of singles, couples and groups of women are expected to flock…
