This is the first trial since the law harshening penalties for those found guilty of homosexuality was enacted earlier this year. They appeared at a magistrate’s court on Wednesday in Kampala in order to apply for bail following the announcement that prosecutors believed to have enough evidedence, will proceed with a case against them. They
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On April 14, the Pride March planned for April 22-23 was banned by the authorities of Sebastol. This is the first time in which the anti-proaganda law, signed by Vladimir Putin last June, has been imposed on the Crimean LGBT* community. Following the application of the law, Sebastopol authorities viewed the Pride March as an
A transgender sailor says he was discharged from the US Navy last year because of his gender identity. Landon Wilson, a cryptologic technician who served in Afghanistan, told the Washington Post he was discharged in December, after officers discovered he was transgender. Three years ago the US repealed ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’, which forbade openly gay and lesbian service
A report published today from Human Rights Watch has revealed the danger that many gay individuals face in Syria from not only the Syrian Army and Islamist organisations, but from their family members too. In February, Human Rights Watch carried out interviews with 19 gay Syrian men seeking refuge in Lebanon. The extent of their suffering was
Uganda says it plans to introduce a new law that would prohibit non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from promoting homosexuality, further tightening rules on same-sex activity in the country. The proposed law comes in the wake of increasing pressure placed upon the country’s President Yoweri Museveni, by international rights groupsfollowing growing repression and opposition towards LGBT Ugandans.
Fines that go up to 6,000 litas for “public defiance of family values” are being discussed in the Parliament, while MPs themselves don’t seem to to have a clear definition of what is “public defiance of the family”. This is the third attempt by MP Peter Gražulis to restrict the freedom of expression of LGBT*
Akie Abe, the first lady of Japan, joined gay, lesbian and transgender people celebrating gay pride in Tokyo, Japan today (27 April). Abe was joined by over 3,000 participants in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. The 51-year-old, who is the wife of conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, wore a white suit adorned with rainbow badges.
On April 24, LRT (National Lithuanian Radio and Television Network) invited presidential candidates to participate in a discussion regarding important social issues. President Dalia Grybauskaite was busy with her schedule and could not attend, but the other candidates- Zigmantas Balcytis, Arturas Paulauskas, Naglis Puteikis, Bronis Rope, Valdemaras Tomasevskis and Arturas Zuokas- shared their opinions about
The Danish government proposes a reform of the legislation concerning change of legal gender. A cross-ministerial work group has worked for more than a year and has written a report containing an analysis and possible models for a revised law. After receiving the report, the government decided to go for model 1, the declaration model, and
A bill aimed at controlling plastic surgery, including sex reassignment surgery (SRS), was developed by members of Russian Communist Party, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports. The authors call for the creation of a registry of people who changed their appearance, including perceived gender, and other parts of the body. The registry may contain photos of the person before and
The introduction of Brunei’s new penal code that calls for death by stoning for same-sex sexual activity has been delayed. It was due to come into force today, although the delay has been described by officials as temporary. They say the new penal code will be introduced once Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, returns from his
India’s top court has issued a landmark verdict creating a third gender category that allows transgendered people to identify themselves as such on official documents. Activists say it will give relief to millions of people who face discrimination in India’s deeply conservative society. The supreme court directed the federal and state governments to include transgendered