Analysis: Trans suicide and the way the media reports the trans community
Following the death of Lucy Meadows, Maeve Regan explores for PinkNews the impact of transphobic language in the media and the findings from the Trans Mental Health Study.
US: LGBT anti-discrimination law under review before introduction next month
Gay Representative Jared Polis will be responsible for introducing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to Congress in April. Mr Polis said he is currently working with the LGBT community to create the most inclusive bill possible.
US: New Jersey Governor announces opposition to ‘gay cure’ therapy
The Governor or New Jersey has official announced his opposition to gay conversion therapy, after previously saying he had been undecided on the issue.
US radio host: ‘Mitt Romney could have won more votes if he had more anti-gay ads’
Speaking for the Family Research Council (FRC), an adamantly anti-gay campaign group, Gary Bauer claimed that, despite many Republican losses, Mitt Romney only won in the state of North Carolina because of an anti-gay ad campaign.
UK: Activist Helen Belcher to meet MPs over media mistreatment of trans people
Helen Belcher of Trans Media Watch has contacted MPs over the mistreatment of Lucy Meadows, the trans teacher who was hounded by the media, and who was found dead this week.
Death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows prompts calls for Daily Mail to sack Richard Littlejohn
More than 3,500 people have signed an online petition that calls for the Daily Mail to sack its columnist Richard Littlejohn, in the wake of the death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows.
Study: Schools in Colorado considered ‘hostile’ for LGBT students
A report released this week has found that some schools in the US state of Colorado are considered "hostile" environments for LGBT students.
Peter Tatchell: ‘Anti-gay London bus advert ban wrong’
Responding to Friday’s High Court ruling, Peter Tatchell writes that Core Issues Trust should have been allowed to place anti-gay adverts on buses in the capital – in the name of free speech – despite their offensive message.
UK: Christian group given right to appeal High Court gay ‘cure’ bus advert ruling
A judge at the High Court has granted the Christian group Core Issues Trust permission to appeal Friday’s ruling which deemed a Transport for London ban on homophobic bus adverts lawful.
US: Colorado Governor signs civil unions bill into law
In a historic day for the US state of Colorado, Governor John Hickenlooper signed civil unions into law on Thursday, following several attempts to pass the legislation in recent years.
