Bosnian churches oppose anti-discrimination bill
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Bosnia and Herzegovina's Interreligious Council is opposing a bill to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, [...]
First-ever hearing held on LGBT immigration equality
Bob Roehr The U.S. Senate held the first-ever congressional hearing on GLBT immigration equality that would stop gay and lesbian families from being torn apart [...]
Give credit, Capricorn!
By Jack Fertig Q Scopes The Sun in Gemini sextile to Eris suggests two brilliant wits trying to top each other. Imagine Dorothy Parker vs. Clare Boothe Luce. [...]
Supreme Court refuses to hear DADT
By Lisa Keen Not all U.S. Supreme Court rejections are bad news. And when the nation's highest court couldn't find four justices willing to hear the appeal of [...]
Gay marriage campaign launched in Portugal
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The Movement for Equality in Access to Civil Marriage launched on May 31 in Lisbon, Portugal. More than 1,000 people [...]
IGLHRC receives OAS status
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The U.S.-based International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission said June 1 it has received civil-society status [...]
Lithuanian Parliament votes for 'no promo homo' law
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Lithuania's parliament, the Seimas, approved a measure on first reading June 4 that bans references to homosexuality [...]
Mayor Luzhkov lashes out at gays
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has again lashed out at gays, calling them "homos" and calling gay pride parades [...]
New Stockholm bishop is a lesbian
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The Stockholm diocese of the Church of Sweden elected an open lesbian, the Rev. Eva Brunne, as bishop May 26. Brunne, [...]
Northern Irish LGBs report high level of hate crimes
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Twenty-one percent of gay and bisexual men and 18 percent of lesbian and bisexual women in Northern Ireland say [...]
Ruling: English adoption agencies cannot discriminate
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The Charities Commission of England and Wales ruled June 2 that adoption agencies cannot discriminate against gay [...]
Spanish Supreme Court: Judges can't refuse to marry gays
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Spain's Supreme Court ruled May 30 that judges can't refuse to marry same-sex couples. The ruling came in the case of [...]
