Topics :: equal rights

Argentina Requires HMOs to Fund Fertility Efforts

Thursday Jun 6, 2013
Argentina’s health care providers must now provide fertility treatments to anyone older than 18 who wants them, be they married or single, gay or straight.

EU Survey Reveals Many Gays Live in Fear

Friday May 17, 2013
The European Union is calling for action to counter discrimination and violence against homosexuals after a major survey revealed many gays are living in fear across the 27-nation bloc.

US Won’t Allow Castro’s Daughter to Visit Philly

By Kathy Matheson | Friday Apr 26, 2013
The daughter of Cuba President Raul Castro cannot visit Philadelphia to receive an award for her gay rights activism because the State Department has denied her permission to travel there, officials said Thursday.

Gay Rights Groups Await Putin in Amsterdam

By Toby Sterling and Vladimir Isachenkov | Monday Apr 8, 2013
After getting an earful from Chancellor Angela Merkel on the importance of civic society, Russian President Vladimir Putin was heading Monday to Amsterdam, where rights activists were ready to blast Russian gay rights policies.

’God Hates Fags’ Church Gets Gay Pride Neighbor

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Mar 21, 2013
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church said they love their new neighbor’s rainbow-colored house, which was painted like the pride flag to counteract the anti-gay group’s hateful messages.

Colombian High Court Stands Firm On Gay Rights Support

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Mar 13, 2013
Colombia’s high court reiterated its stance that the South American country’s LGBT couples’ lack of equal rights needs to be amended and that same-sex couples should have the right to marry.

Turkish Court Rules Gay Sex Is Natural

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Feb 21, 2013
A court in the almost-entirely Muslim country of Turkey ruled that gay sex is not unnatural in a landmark ruling that contradicts Turkey’s Supreme Court.

VA Decision On Burial Rights Departs From Past

By Kevin Freking | Tuesday Feb 19, 2013
The government has cleared the first burial of a same-sex spouse of a veteran in a national cemetery, but it’s far from certain how easy it will be for other gay military couples to win the same benefit.

Southern Missouri District Revises Prom Policy on Same-Sex Dates

Friday Feb 15, 2013
A southern Missouri school district has rescinded a policy that prohibited same-sex couples from attending prom, a day after a national anti-discrimination group threatened to sue.

Gays in Belarus Face Reprisals For Activism

By Yuras Karmanau | Friday Feb 15, 2013
Belarus police are targeting the LGBT community by raiding their clubs, arresting club-goers and calling in gay activists for questioning. One activist even accused police of beating him during questioning.