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Denmark expected to legalize same-sex marriage in 2012, says minister
COPENHAGEN, Denamrk — The Danish government is set to introduce a bill in early 2012 that will allow gays and lesbians to marry, positioning Denmark to become the eighth country in Europe to recognize same-sex civil marriages.
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First transgender person may serve in Poland’s Parliament
Anna Grodzka is looking at the possibility of being the first transgender person to win a seat in the Polish Sejm (Parliament), after a new anti-clerical party stormed the national parliamentary elections winning an unprecedented third place finish.
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Uganda’s only gay bar shut down for attracting ‘strange’ persons
The only openly gay and lesbian Bar in Uganda has been forcibly closed, according to its owner. The landlord padlocked by the property and said the bar was noisy and attracted “strange” persons frequenting it.
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Russian police detain dozens during Pride event in Moscow
MOSCOW — Police detained dozens of anti-gay protesters and gay rights activists during a gay pride rally in central Moscow on Saturday.
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Serbian government orders cancellation of Sunday’s Belgrade Pride events
BELGRADE, Serbia — Fearing a repeat of last year’s violence in the Serbian Capital, authorities have banned Sunday’s planned LGBT pride parade and all related public activities.
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European Parliament calls for end of classifying gender dysphoria as mental disorder
The European Parliament has petitioned the World Health Organization to cease classifying transgender people as mentally ill, and to eliminate the current classification pf “gender dysphoria” as a “mental and behavioral disorder” in the WHO’s International Classification of Diseases.
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Gay Irish senator gets nomination to run for Irish presidency
The independent Senator who represents Trinity District in Ireland’s parliament, the Seanad Éireann, garnered the support of the Irish capital city’s town council Tuesday evening to secure his nomination as a presidential candidate, entering a race already occupied by six other candidates.
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Police detain 133 in raid on ‘gay’ party in Mumbai citing indecent behavior
Police in the northern Mumbai suburb of Oshiwara staged a raid on a “gay” party at a beach house in the popular Versova Beach area early Sunday arresting 133 persons, including transgender Bollywood film star Bobby Darling on charges of “indecent behavior.”
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Berlin’s openly gay mayor re-elected for a third term
The mayor of the German capital city has been reelected for a third term. Klaus Wowereit, who became the first openly gay leader elected to a German political state office winning his first term as Berlin’s mayor in 2001, is known for his populist style of leadership favored by the city’s citizens.
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Commentary
Secretly Gay-Affirming Pastors: You Are Not Alone
Yesterday I received this email (which I use here by permission): Dear John, Hi. My name is [deleted]. I am nearly 48-years-old, and am married with two grown children. I am also a Methodist minister in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I have come to believe that I live in a black hole which is unknown to […]