Russia Enacts More Anti-Gay Laws
Russian parliament passes ‘gay propaganda’ ban (via AFP) The Russian parliament on Tuesday passed two controversial bills that impose jail terms for people promoting homosexual “propaganda” to minors and those who offend religious believers amid fears the measures will be used to persecute the opposition to Vladimir Putin. Ahead of the vote, gay activists…
Ministers, Mayor Join Croatia Pride March
Ministers, mayor join Croatia gay march (via AFP) Two ministers and a mayor joined 500 people at a Gay Pride march on Saturday in Croatia’s second city Split, where anti-gay violence marred a similar demonstration two years ago. Hundreds of riot police escorted the demonstrators, who were demanding full equality including marriage for gay couples.…
Small Pride As Marriage Ban Looms
Romania stages Gay Pride as same-sex marriage ban looms (via AFP) Some 400 people took to the streets of Bucharest for a Gay Pride parade on Saturday but a controversial amendment to the constitution banning same-sex marriage overshadowed the event. “It is a sadder parade because of the amendment”, Accept president Florin Buhuceanu told AFP, [...]
Huge Turnout For Tel Aviv Pride
Tens of thousands celebrate Gay Pride in Tel Aviv (via AFP) Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday for Israel’s annual Gay Pride parade, which attracts visitors from all over the world, this year including France’s first gay married couple. Gay, lesbian and transgender activists and sympathisers, draped in rainbow flags, [...]
Wrapped up in the trimmings of a man was a phoenix waiting to be reborn—a woman waiting to give love, and be loved. I met with a dear old friend who was visiting the country, now every inch a real lady, and happily married. Classified by society as a transvestite, “Ramona” gamely talks about her [...]
