Lgbt
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As Expected, Hong Kong Gay Rights Suffer Setbacks
Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong’s LGBT community has notched small, incremental victories in recent years, but new developments have made those triumphs seem fragile and flee…
First Indian Literary Festival at Columbia a Best Seller
New York, N.Y. Under the direction of my good friend Aroon Shivdasani , the first literary festival of the Indian American Arts Council ( IAAC ) with Columbia University…
Has Roman Catholic Synod Embraced the LGBT Community?
The Vatican, Rome. Yesterday, the Roman Catholic Eleventh General Assembly released its Relatio post disceptationem offering the most embracing view of the LGBT community…
LGBT expert urges partnership to end violence and discrimination
New York, N.Y. Global partnership is needed to end discrimination and violence against the worldwide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, a United Nat…
VIDEO: Suspect Named in Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History
Orlando, FL. A gunman killed 50 people and injured 53 in a crowded gay nightclub in the tourist hub of Orlando, Florida, early on Sunday before being shot dead by police,…
Attempt to Assist LGBT Persons Targeted by ISIS Applauded
Washington, D.C. In a statement released by the White House: The United States welcomes today’s first-ever “Arria formula” discussion by the U.N. Security Council of how…
Clear Message For Countries Where It’s Illegal To Be Gay
By Sir Richard Branson. London, U.K. Ask people to name the most creative and entrepreneurial cities in the world and they might name places like New York, Berlin, Sao Pa…
Group Praises Obama on Refugees, Advocates for LGBT Slots
San Francisco, CA. Neil Grungras, Executive Director of ORAM - Organization for Refuge, Asylum, and Migration, applauded the Obama administration for yesterday’s announce…
New YouTube Series #NoHomo by Nelson Moses Lassiter
New York, N.Y. Nelson Moses Lassiter's new original comedic series launched on YouTube two weeks ago has already reached over 30,000 views. This is his narrative director…
Ban Says World Must Press Ahead on Equal Rights for LGBT Community
New York, N.Y. Bringing homophobia and transphobia to an end is “a great human rights cause,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, adding that the fight against disc…
Stephen Fry Inspires Sochi Gay Rights Protest Music Video
London, U.K. German vocalist, Babsi, has shot a video for her debut single We Are Everywhere in support of Stephen Fry's idea that all athletes competing in the 2014 Soch…
All Same-Sex Married Couples in U.S. To Get Federal Tax Recognition
Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Thursday that when it comes to taxes, it will recognize same-sex couples' marriages even if they live in a…
Sadly, India Moves Backwards on Human Rights
New York, N.Y. We have been very concerned at India's giant leap backwards recently in concern to gay and lesbian rights - they have re -criminalized homosexuality. This…
World News Digest: April 22, 2013
Conference Calls on Governments to Protect Rights of LGBT Individuals New York, N.Y. Participants of a two-day international conference held in Oslo called on governments…
NYC Gay Pride Parade 2011 Unlike Others: Marriage
New York, NY. A sea change in New York Although I have attended the NYC Pride Parade since 1983 – many as a marshal – this one was different. As the lesbian on motorcycle…
The Two Krishnas: A Novel You Can't Ignore
New York, N.Y. When I was a freshman in college I moved into the international dorm and was faced with people from around the world who spoke English better than I. Many…