A student in South Carolina, USA, has attempted suicide after a school teacher allegedly used anti-gay slurs against him, calling him “gay,” “gay boy,” “Mrs Pete,” and “Mrs Peters.”
How natural is homosexuality?
The anti-human undertones of searching for gayness in nature.Craig Fairnington, writer and researcher, in an essay from Spiked-online.com
Scott Lively Will Be Tried for Fueling Antigay Persecution In Uganda
A federal judge today overruled the American evangelical minister’s request to dismiss an international lawsuit contending that Lively violated human rights by stoking the antigay climate in Uganda.
Why the term ‘gay lifestyle’ offends and is hurtful
Shah Salimat is the editor-in-chief of Popspoken, an entertainment and lifestyle newsblog with a tinge of spice, covering everything Singaporean and international, from India’s gang-rape problem to Baey Yam Keng’s selfies.
Bayard Rustin: the gay black pacifist at the heart of the March on Washington
Though he was chief strategist for King’s march, Rustin was kept in the background as some organizers considered him a liability. He died in 1987, and is sometimes forgotten in civil rights history
Boy, 6, uses Lego to explain gender identity
A six-year-old boy in the USA has found a creative way to explain and usualise trans people
Israel to build its first monument to gay victims of the Nazis
Tel Aviv’s Meir Park is to be the site of Israel’s first monument recognizing the gay victims of Nazi Germany
Michael Rubenstein Presents – “Plenty of evidence to support the Public Sector Equality Duty”
The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) is a key feature of the Equality Act 2010. The purpose and effectiveness of the duty are being questioned by the coalition government. This article was written by Professor Simonetta Manfredi and Kate Clayton-Hathway and appeared first on the Oxford Human Rights Hub.
Welby says CofE schools to fight homophobic bullying
A campaign to stop homophobic bullying will be introduced in Church of England schools, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced.
Sue Sanders Appears in Guardian 100 most influential LGBT people of 2013
Sue Sanders, co-chair and founder of Schools Out has appeared in The Guardian’s list of the 100 most influential LGBT people, at a ceremony in London on June 28th