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Jamaican star Capleton's Basel concert cancelled after Swiss gay groups protest
A reggae star who has gone back on a promise not to perform songs encouraging violence against lesbian and gay people has had a concert in Switzerland cancelled. The performance by Capleton in Basel was due to take place on November 6th but was pulled by the organisers, according to local LGBT rights group Homosexuelle Arbeitsgruppen Basel (HABS). HABS, together with Stop Mu… Read all |
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Bulgarian leader's anti-gay comment targets Prime Minister
A 'war of words' between the leader of Bulgaria's popular GERB political party and the country's Prime Minister has escalated. Boyko Borisov, the GERB leader and mayor of Sofia, responded to Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev's assertion that he is not afraid of his rightwing opponent, ahead of next year's parliamentary elections. "We will not be governed by a party that will tur… Read all |
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Two men jailed for assault in Dutch HIV blood case
A court in Holland has found two men guilty of assault after a trial in which witnesses testified they were drugged, sexually assaulted and injected with HIV positive blood. Peter Mulder, 49, also found guilty of rape, was sentenced to nine years. Hans Jurgens, 39, was sentenced to five years. Wim Dekker, 49, Mulder's partner, was accused of initiating online contact with the… Read all |
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European Court of Human Rights rejects Russian "gay" marriage case
A straight human rights activist who tried to register a same-sex union with the owner of a gay website has been denied a hearing before the European Court of Human Rights. Decision cannot be appealed. In January 2005 activist Edward Murzin, then a deputy of the Bashkortostan parliament, and the owner of the site Gay.Ru, Eduard Mishin, attempted to register their same-sex un… Read all |
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Hungarian parliament approves homophobic hate crimes legislation
Two landmark measures extending protections to LGBT people have been adopted by the Hungarian parliament. The counrty's hate crime laws will be altered to a general formulation of a "violent act against a member of a social group," which is believed to include sexual orientation. The second piece of legislation makes it possible to initiate civil proceedings against a person … Read all |
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Moscow assures gays they will be safe at Eurovision
A leading Russian gay rights activist has accused the Moscow authorities of "pure hypocrisy" after an official gave assurances about the safety of gay people attending next year's Eurovision Song Contest. Sergei Ananov, the deputy head of the Moscow committee on tourism, said at a press briefing at the World Travel Market 2008 in London: "Moscow is known for the respect of pe… Read all |
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Belarusian authorities ban gay rights protest in Minsk
Officials in Belarus have refused permission for a protest outside the Russian embassy in the capital Minsk. Organisers of the gay picket applied to the city council for permission on October 9th. The Byelorussian Initiative Group for gender and sexual equality wanted to protest against the "growing number" of hate crimes in the neighbouring country of Russia. However,… Read all |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia now moves to reject plastic bags
GEORGE TOWN , Penang : After successfully eradicating polystyrene food containers from being used on its campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is now taking yet another initiative – to discourage use of plastic bags. Healthy Campus Coordinator Associate Prof Dr Lee Lik Meng said the initiative to reduce the use of plastic bags was initiated by one of its student movements. <… Read all |