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This list is mainly for my own convenience. (Info about streaming here.)
( list of talks )
This list is mainly for my own convenience. (Info about streaming here.)
( list of talks )
eurOut links
Oct. 9th, 2010 07:51 pmHere are a couple of articles/new updates I wrote for eurOut that I haven't crossposted to this journal.
2010, June 20: News from the Gay Games Cologne
2010, August 3: Hivos homophobia quiz shows 10 percent of the Dutch want to imprison homosexuals
2010, August 10: Dutch 'How Straight Are You?' campaign launched
2010, August 24: 11th Queeruption festival in Manchester
2010, September 9: Event: LaD.I.Y.fest in Berlin
2010, September 20: Coming up in October: Pink Muslim conference in Paris
2010, September 27: Coming up in London: GFEST - Gaywise FESTival
2010, June 20: News from the Gay Games Cologne
2010, August 3: Hivos homophobia quiz shows 10 percent of the Dutch want to imprison homosexuals
2010, August 10: Dutch 'How Straight Are You?' campaign launched
2010, August 24: 11th Queeruption festival in Manchester
2010, September 9: Event: LaD.I.Y.fest in Berlin
2010, September 20: Coming up in October: Pink Muslim conference in Paris
2010, September 27: Coming up in London: GFEST - Gaywise FESTival
IGLHRC, the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission, is the 10th* LGBT organisation to gain consultative status to the UN.
photo by Kjetil Ree
( Read more about IGLHRC... )
Turkey: A look at their LGBT rights
Jun. 27th, 2010 09:48 pm1858. The Tanzimat Era of the Ottoman Emprire. Almost 100 years before England and Germany did, the country that we now know as Turkey decriminalises homosexuality.
Detail of ILGA Europe's Rainbow Europe Country Map
( Fast forward 152 years... )
Romania: a look at their LGBT-Rights
Jun. 12th, 2010 03:58 pmOn May 22 the Bucharest "Diversity March" took place as part of the 7th annual Romanian GayFest. There haven't been any violent incidences and the parade has been officially supported by the Romanian Green Party. That does sound like good news, but let's take a look at lgbt rights in Romania in more detail.
detail from ILGA's Rainbow Europe Country Map
( Read more about LGBT-rights in Romania. )
Pride time is in full swing all around Europe. With the Opening Party tomorrow, Saturday June 5, Vienna is joining in. There's a lot happening prior to the actual Pride Parade, the 15th Regenbogenparade. Like every year various tramlines around Vienna will fly rainbow flags, there will be talks, concerts, parties and many other ways to get together with with your fellow lgbt people. Here I'll give an overview of upcoming events. You can find all events at the official Vienna Pride website.
( A selection of parties, workshops, guided walks and more. )
Last Saturday, May 22, the first ever Slovak Pride Parade Dúhový PRIDE took place in Bratislava. Alas, not without disruptions.
( Read more about Dúhový PRIDE... )
Would you think someone who has a record of consistently voting against lgbt rights (10 against, 8 absent, 1 pro) has a good chance of becoming Minister for Equality? No? Well, think again!
The only case in which Theresa May (Conservative) voted pro-gay was her voting in favour of the Civil Partnership Bill in 2004. Other than that she has, for example, voted against lowering the age of consent for homosexuals and against the right for same-sex couples to adopt. Yet, Theresa May is the new Minister for Women and Equality in the UK.
( Read more about the UK's new Minister for Equality... )
Wouldn't it be great if kids in kindergarten would hear stories about tough princesses who rescue princes from great danger, or about princes who fall in love with other princes or about growing up with two mums instead of a mum and a dad? Even though lgbt children's books have been around for a while, expecting to find them in a kindergarten's reader's corner still seems a bit too optimistic.
Not so in Norway. The Norwegian Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion says that children should be taught that having gay and lesbian parents is normal, reports Vårt Land.
( Read more about kid's books in Norway... )
While the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is stepping up and is showing its support for LGBT people, Germany is doing quite the opposite.
The Assembly is adopting a Resolution on Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Meanwhile, Germany continues to block the European Commission's new Anti-Discrimination Directive.
( Read more ... )
Last week Gwen already wrote about the difficulties that arise for gays and lesbians, who seek asylum in the UK because of their sexual orientation. But the UK isn't the only European country guilty of forcing people to return to places where they aren't safe at all.
According to Amnesty International's recent report Iraq: Civilians Under Fire Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden also breached UNHCR guidelines and forcibly returned many Iraqis to unsafe parts of the country.
This report also talks specifically about attacks on gay men and violence against women and girls, which further underlines the importance of protecting lgbt asylum seekers.
Iraq: Civilians Under Fire
( Read more about the 'Iraq: Civilians Under Fire' report )
Homosexual acts are illegal in 36 African countries, yet recent developments in Africa show a further homophobic backlash. Visible in developments such as the proposed introduction of the death penalty for homosexuals and the ban on "promoting homosexuality" in Uganda, the arrest of guests at a gay wedding in Kenya and "corrective" rape in South Africa. In Malawi the first gay couple to seek same-sex marriage is held in a maximum security prison.
source: wikipedia
( Read more... )
Italy: Gay Rights and Recent Decisions
Apr. 5th, 2010 09:29 pmThere's been a lot going on in regards to gay rights in Italy last week. There's been a verdict that calling someone "gay" as an insult is a fineable offence, and Italians are still waiting for a decision on gay marriage.
( Would a ban on same-sex marriage be unconstitutional? )
( 'gay' is now a fineable insult in Italy )
In the current issue of their journal German history teacher's platform Lernen aus der Geschichte (Learning from History) focuses on the situation of homosexuals in National Socialist Germany.
The issue, titled Homophobe Traditionen (Homophobe Traditions) summarises previous work on the subject and recommends teaching material, all of which is equally educational even if you aren't a history teacher.
( Read more... )
If you've ever wondered if the country you're currently living in will protect you against homophobic hate crimes this map by ILGA Europe will come in handy. It highlights those 18 European countries that explicitly mention homophobia in their legislation against hate crimes and it provides a short summery of each country's laws against homophobia.
( Read more... )
Gayvention 2010 - more than just a fair
Mar. 8th, 2010 10:53 pmThe third Gayvention will take place at Hamburg's charter airport from March 27 to March 28 2010. This convention is aimed at LGBT people and open minded heteros and offers two stages with live concerts, quizzes and other entertainment.
photo © Karl Mai
( Read more... )
A straight couple from Linz, Austria, applies for a registered partnership, which is only available to same sex couples.
( Read more... )
Coloured Queer Publications
Feb. 14th, 2010 02:33 pmTwo unrelated projects in Denmark and Germany do their share in cultivating understanding for lgbt matters and countering discrimination. LGBT Denmark by publishing The Little Green Book on LGBT and AVANTI by releasing penalty cards for homophobic and sexist behaviour.
illustration by Søren Laursen
( The Little Green Book on LGBT )
( Penalty Cards against sexism and homophobia )
LGBT History Month in the UK
Feb. 6th, 2010 07:41 pmFebruary is LGBT History Month in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
( read more... )
Hivos publishes Urgency Required, a report about LGBT rights in the context of human rights.
( read more... )