A few hundred people held the first ever pride parade in the Kosovo capital, Pristina, on Tuesday, to promote the rights of the gay community. The parade, called “In the name of love,” was organized by nine non-governmental organizations to raise awareness and end prejudice in Kosovo society.
Ali Asgar still remembers the terrible screaming of Xulhaz Mannan, founder of Roopbaan, Bangladesh’s only LGBTQ magazine, and Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy, as a gang of six attackers hacked them to death.
There’s a unique scholarship for LGBT students who want to attend the University of Toledo. It’s called the Anaya/Arroyo Scholarship, for undergrads who identify as LGBT. It honors Dr. Rane Arroyo a former UT English professor and former student Troy Anaya Jr.
October is LGBTQ History Month, a time to reflect on the community’s rich history and honor those who tirelessly fought for equality — and continue to do so. Here are 11 books that can help readers shed light on important moments in the community’s history.
WITH less than a month to go more than 10 million Australians have cast their votes in the $122 million same-sex marriage postal vote. Weekly update figures released by the ABS today revealed 10 million (62.5 per cent) of survey forms have been returned — up an estimated 800,000 from a week ago, when 57.5 per cent of forms had been returned.
Donald Trump’s administration has backtracked on yet another LGBT rights measure. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, last week withdrew a proposed rule put forth in December 2014 to assure that same-sex spouses are treated equally to opposite-sex ones in long-term care facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funds, which most do.
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