Tagged legislature

Proposed Armenian Bill Would Ban “Propaganda of Homosexuality”

Eduard Sharmazanov, the Deputy Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, is planning to propose a bill that would ban “homosexual propaganda,” Armenian news outlet Aravot reported. Sharmazanov said this was...

Chilean Transgender Name Bill Passes Legislature

After five years, Chile’s congress approved a bill allowing transgender people older than 14 to change their name and gender in official records, reported Reuters. It was approved on Wednesday of last week (...

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...

Georgia Lawmaker Exposes Himself During Homophobic Rant, Resigns

Sacha Baron Cohen's newest Showtime series, "Who Is America?" is making waves across America – and especially in Georgia. After exposing himself and shouting out numerous epithets on Cohen's program, Georgia...

Gay Costa Rican legislator sworn in

The first openly gay member of the legislature of Costa Rica has taken his seat. The man, Enrique Sanchez, is a member of Partido Accion Cuidadana (PAC), a leftist political organization. Sanchez, a journali...