New Homophobia Policy Requires Quebec Government To Eliminate Heterosexism And Homophobia From Society

A new policy, entitled Québec Policy Against Homophobia, announced last month by Quebec’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General Kathleen Weil requires the government of Quebec to eradicate all forms of  homophobia and heterosexism from society by normalising homosexuality in society, and acting to stop criticism against “lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals and transgenders.” Discussing the [...]

Amanda Simpson Makes History As One Of The First Transgender Presidental Appointees

President Obama has appointed Amanda Simpson as Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department, making her one of the first transgender presidental appointees. Talking about her appointment, Simpson, who is a member on the board of directors of the National Center for Transgender Equality, said that she hopes “…that I will soon be one of [...]

VIDEO : Homosexuals In Pakistan Punished With Public Flogging

LiveLeak has posted footage of gay men being flogged in public view on the streets of Punjabi by the Pakistani police. Demeaning to the men involved, this is however one of the lesser punishments, with acts of sodomy having the potential to be met with a possible life sentence, or worse being stoned to death. [...]

Call For The Queensland LGBT Community To Help Academics End Gay Hate Crimes

Bond and Griffith universities in Australia are calling for assistance from the LGBT communities within the Queensland area to try and help them bring gay hate crimes to an end. Dr Alan Berman, Socio-Legal Adjunct Research Fellow at Griffith University, one of the academics leading this project, spoke with Queensland Pride, of how the project had already achieved a good response to [...]

Clinton Changes His Mind On Same Sex Marriage But Is It A Little Too Late?

Back in 1996  Bill Clinton, as President of the United States, passed a law called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a law which effectively made same sex marriage illegal.  It has therefore come as a big, and welcome, surprise to many to hear Clinton last week announce that he has changed his personal stance on the issue. Talking [...]