For decades, U.S. religious right groups have portrayed equal rights for LGBT people as a threat to religious freedom. During the 1996 Congressional debate on the Defense of Marriage Act, Concerned Women for America falsely claimed that if same-sex marriages were…
US preacher Steven Anderson, who once called for gay people to be stoned to death, has been banned from entering the Republic of Ireland ahead of a planned appearance later this month. Anderson—who has gained a reputation for his…
Documentary maker Louis Theroux has said that “situational homosexuality” was common at his all-male boarding school. The BBC presenter was appearing on Desert Island Discs on Sunday (May 12) when he compared life at the elite Westminster School to prisons he…
After decriminalization of section 377, by the Supreme Court in September 2018, 45 cases by the members of LGBT community were registered with the Mumbai based Humsafar Trust. Maximum cases reported are of harassment by family members, and of the 45 cases 12 cases are…
At the recent 2019 International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association’s (IGLTA) annual convention in New York City, destinations from around the world presented reasons why LGBTQ travelers should visit them. There were 49 countries participating this year, making it increasingly clear that tourism…
A number of gay rights activists have been arrested after clashing with police at an unauthorised pride march in Cuba’s capital, Havana. Saturday’s event followed the unexpected cancellation by the communist authorities of the country’s 12th annual march against homophobia…
Pete Buttigieg addressed his own identity and privilege in a speech to Human Rights Campaign. In a speech to LGBT+ campaigners at a Human Rights Campaign dinner in Las Vegas on Saturday (May 11), the gay Presidential hopeful said he was taken…
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