Support Amnesty’s Malawi Campaign – Call for Release of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga

March 11, 2010 in Amnesty International, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Peter Tatchell, Steven Monjeza, Tiwonge Chimbalanga

Photograph: Reuters/Eldson Chagara Support Amnesty’s Malawi campaign Fax and post letters to the Malawi government Call for release of Steven Monjeza & Tiwonge Chimbalanga London, UK – 11 March 2010 OutRage! is backing Amnesty International’s appeal for letters of protest to the Malawian government over the arrest and trial of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga. [...]

Spain: IGLYO – Call for Participants – Legislating LGBTQ, a Conference on Anti-Discrimination Law – Castle of San Servando, Toledo, From May 30th to June 4th 2010

March 9, 2010 in Anti-Discrimination Law, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, IGLYO, LGBT, LGBTQ, Spain, Toledo

Call for participants: Legislating LGBTQ, a conference on Anti-Discrimination Law http://www.iglyo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=156&Itemid=42 To coincide with the Spanish EU Presidency, and in the context of the important discussions taking place around the proposed horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive among EU Member States, we feel that this is a prime opportunity to meet in Spain for a conference focusing on [...]

UK Scouts Condemn Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill – By Peter Tatchell

March 1, 2010 in Derek Twine, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Outrage, Peter Tatchell, Uganda, Uganda Scout Association, Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill, UK

UK Scouts condemn Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill World scout movement acts on threat to gays, including scouts Geneva scout HQ refers concerns to Scout Association of Uganda London – 1 March 2010 The Chief Executive of the Scout Association UK, Derek Twine, has expressed opposition to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda, describing the legislation as “discriminatory” [...]

Russia: A Homophobe, Vasily Likhachev, Appointed Deputy Minister of Justice

March 1, 2010 in Gay, Gay Life, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Marriage Equality Russia, Nicolas Alexeyev, Nikolai Baev, Russia, Vasily Likhachev

Homophobia in Russia: Eurovision Protest 2009 An opponent of the rights of LGBT people wants to close the gap between Russian and International laws. Sent by Nicolas Alexeyev. A Member of the Federation Council of Russia – the Upper-Chamber of the Parliament – Vasily Likhachev, known for his sharp rejection of the civil rights of [...]

Russia: Religious and Nationalist Groups Call for the Ban of St Petersburg Pride

March 1, 2010 in Gay, Gay Life, Gay Parade, Gay Pride, Gay Rights, Gay Russia, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Nationalist, Nicolas Alexeyev, Orthodox Church, Russian Imperial Movement, St Petersburg Pride, St. Petersburg, Valentina Matvienko

Religious and Nationalist Groups call for the ban of St Petersburg Pride Sent by Nicolas Alexeyev Extracts of a letter addressed to the Governor of the City. A group of Religious and Nationalist organizations sent a common letter to the Governor of St Petersburg, Valentina Matvienko, asking her to prohibit any gay pride march in [...]