Posts Tagged ‘Rights’
Gay Divorce Also Offers Important Rights, Protections
On Sunday, September 5th, 2010
When we look at exuberant wedding photos, we never think, “Oh, good! Now those two can get divorced!” But in fact, the right to a divorce is just as important as the right to marry. In a charming, poignant essay in the Boston Globe, Jarrett Barrios talks about how marriage rights for same-sex couples also... Polish gay rights group hits out at new textbook
On Friday, August 27th, 2010
Polish gay rights group hits out at new textbook A gay rights group urged the Polish government on Wednesday to withdraw a book authorized for use in secondary schools that it says portrays homosexuality as an illness that can be cured. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo!... Shifting attitudes take gay rights fight around world
On Saturday, August 21st, 2010
In signing Argentina’s same-sex marriage law, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said debate over the issue would be “absolutely anachronistic” — archaic, out of date — within a few years. Striking down California’s Proposition 8 two weeks later, Judge Vaughn Walker was more specific, saying there was no evidence for… Gay News... Court: Prop 8 is a violation of constitutional rights – QNotes
On Saturday, August 21st, 2010
Reuters Court: Prop 8 is a violation of constitutional rightsQNotesThe day after the ruling was issued, gay marriage opponents filed an appeal to the 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals seeking a reversal. …Gay Marriage Slowly GainingForbesProp 8 overturned: Why it makes senseGSU SignalTed Olson's conservative argument for gay marriageWashington Post (blog)CBC.ca -CNN -Greece Postall 2,187 news... Worldwide views on gay rights are shifting
On Thursday, August 19th, 2010
A recent CNN [1] poll found that 52 percent of Americans support the right to gay marriage, but this trend toward increasing acceptance of gays and lesbians [2] isn’t just limited to the U.S. Worldwide views on gay rights are also shifting. Just two years ago, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada and South Africa were... Gay couples have equal inheritance rights: top German court
On Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Gay couples have equal inheritance rights: top German court Gay couples in Germany who have formally registered their partnerships are entitled to the same inheritance rights as married couples, the country’s top court said Tuesday. Read more on AFP via Yahoo!... Human rights groups commend Kenya’s new Law
On Friday, August 13th, 2010
Kenyans have endorsed a new Constitution, largely supported by human rights activists in the country as the new law that upholds human dignity and promotes equality for all. ILGA... Is is justified to compare gay civil rights with the Black civil rights movement?
On Friday, August 13th, 2010
Question by Me: Is is justified to compare gay civil rights with the Black civil rights movement? Being gay is a behavior, but being black is an appearance, and people can choose not to behave in a particular way but people cannot choose to change their skin color, so is comparing the morality of gay... FCI WITH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ON LGBTI HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECTS
On Thursday, August 12th, 2010
France Coopération Internationale (FCI) launches a call for project proposals focussing on the fight against legal repression and freedom of expression of LGBT people… ILGA... Costa Rica Takes Gay Rights Stand
On Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
The country’s top court blocks a proposed referendum that would have let voters decide if civil unions should be recognized. Daily... 