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Marriage rights seminar scheduled
- Released Date: 22-Jan-2014
For those newly married same-sex couples and those planning to tie the knot, a seminar covering a variety of legal and financial matters will take place on Jan. 25 in Towson. Issues to be discussed include estate planning, inheritance and estate tax
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Florida high school student who did porn allowed back to school
- Released Date: 22-Jan-2014
An 18-year-old Florida high school student who was suspended after he was bullied for appearing in a gay porn video has been reinstated and will graduate after an online backlash and his story going national - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/
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Gay couples more likely to be happy in relationships
- Released Date: 22-Jan-2014
LONDON — Gay couples are more likely to be happy and positive about their relationships than their straight counterparts according to a major study by the Open University, the Independent, a British newspaper, reports.
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ELTON COMMENTS ON RUSSIAN LEGISLATION REGARDING ‘HOMOSEXUAL PROPAGANDA’
- Released Date: 22-Jan-2014
With only two weeks to go before the Sochi Olympic games, Russia’s stance on prohibiting so-called homosexual ‘propaganda’ remains a highly controversial issue.
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Judge allows Idaho AG to intervene in same-sex marriage case
- Released Date: 22-Jan-2014
BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge says Idaho’s attorney general can intervene in a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, even though Gov. C.L. Butch Otter is already a party in the case.
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US court rules people can’t be excluded as jurors over sexuality
- Released Date: 22-Jan-2014
The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that it was improper for an openly gay man to be removed as a juror in a court battle between two companies that produce HIV medicines, ordering the case be heard anew - See more at: http://www.gaystarnew
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Religious leaders praise Nigeria’s new anti-gay law, claim it’s ‘God’s will’
- Released Date: 21-Jan-2014
ABUJA, Nigeria — Leading Christian and Islamic leaders are praising Nigeria’s new law banning same-sex marriage and outlawing anyone from forming organizations supporting gay rights.
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Chilean transgender rights bill advances
- Released Date: 21-Jan-2014
A bill that would allow transgender Chileans to legally change their name and sex without sex reassignment surgery advanced in the country’s Senate on Tuesday.
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Vladimir Putin claims there are countries considering legalizing pedophilia
- Released Date: 20-Jan-2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has gay people in his life but claims his country’s ban on homosexual propaganda to minors is necessary because some unnamed countries are considering legalizing pedophilia - See more at: http://www.gaystarnew
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Journalist condemned after trans subject of article commits suicide
- Released Date: 19-Jan-2014
A journalist who threatened to out a transwoman shortly before she committed suicide has faced a backlash on social media. - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/journalist-condemned-after-trans-subject-article-commits-suicide190114#sthash
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Putin defends Russia’s anti-gay laws in interview with a small group of reporters
- Released Date: 19-Jan-2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin promises Olympic athletes will not be prosecuted during Winter Olympics - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/putin-defends-russias-anti-gay-laws-interview-small-group-reporters190114#sthash.EtSvQVKH.dpuf
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World LGBTI leaders on Nigeria, travel and the problem with boycotts
- Released Date: 19-Jan-2014
Five of the biggest names in advocacy have come to the Gay Star Beach Party to discuss the ethics of LGBTI travel - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/world-lgbti-leaders-nigeria-travel-and-problem-boycotts190114#sthash.feVOkPpJ.dpuf
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