Tagged legal

Same-sex Legalization in Taiwan May Face Referendum Hurdle

In May 2017, the top court of Taiwan said that it was unconstitutional for the government to prevent same-sex marriage. At that time, the court mandated a two-year deadline for the national legalization of s...

Egypt’s LGBTQ Crackdown Continues

Egypt’s anti-LGBTQ crackdown that gained traction after a rainbow flag was raised at a concert in Cairo last November is worsening; where October 2017 saw 70 people arrested and a significant number sentenced t...

Clarksdale is third Mississippi city to pass LGBTQ-Inclusive Ordinance

Mississippi is one of thirty states not legally bound by LGBTQ-inclusive non-discrimination protections. However, the state is slowly changing. Local communities are moving to guarantee protection toward all ci...

Trinidad and Tobago hold first Pride Parade

The island nation of Trinidad and Tobago has just held its first Pride Parade in recorded history. Members of the nation's LGBTQ community congregated together to advocate in an organized display. The event too...

GOP rep introduces bill to ban Pride flags at U.S. Embassies

“We fly the rainbow flag in solidarity,” the U.S Embassy in Jamaica tweeted after the Pulse nightclub shooting that killed 49 people in 2016. In 2014, the Israeli U.S. Embassy flew the rainbow flag in observ...