Law

New South Wales adoption bill passes lower house

A bill to allow same-sex couples to adopt in New South Wales, Australia, has narrowly passed in the lower house. It passed a vote 46-44 yesterday, and after amendments were made, passed 45-43 today.

Tory gay group says it will campaign against blood donation ban

The Conservative Party's gay group has launched a campaign to highlight the inequality of the UK's ban on gay men donating blood.

Texas appeal court says gay couples cannot divorce

Gay couples in the state of Texas cannot get divorced, an appeal court has ruled. The case concerns a gay couple who wed in Massachusetts in 2007 and then returned to Dallas.

Manchester council hopes to ban anti-gay protesters from Pride

Manchester city council is hoping to work with police to see if anti-hate laws can be used to ban homophobic protesters from next year's Pride march.

Gay man attacked in West Dulwich

A gay man was verbally abused and pushed to the ground in a homophobic attack in West Dulwich, south-east London.

Tasmanian LGBT activists welcome recognition of Interstate and overseas same-sex unions

Legislation has been passed by the State Lower House in Tasmania which will allow same-sex couples in interstate or overseas unions to be automatically recognised under Tasmanian law without the need to re-register their status.

Lesbian Presbyterian minister plans to appeal against court ruling regarding same-sex marriages

A retired lesbian minister who officiated at a number of same-sex weddings during the period in which they were legal in California, says she will appeal against the ruling of a Presbyterian court last Thursday which rebuked her for going against the constitution of her denomination.

Australian same-sex adoption bill debate heats up

Approximately 200 people were present in Sydney's New South Wales (NSW) Parliament House earlier today for a Council of Churches meeting and a public protest against the same-sex adoption bill.

Trans woman's employment tribunal to begin next month

Rachel Millington was fired from her job last year after she revealed to bosses that she was starting the process of gender re-assignment. The case, which is coming before a Nottingham employment tribunal in September, may not necessarily create any startling legal precedents – but its reporting demonstrates just how far...

Trans woman's employment tribunal to begin next month

Rachel Millington was fired from her job last year after she revealed to bosses that she was starting the process of gender re-assignment. The case, which is coming before a Nottingham employment tribunal in September, may not necessarily create any startling legal precedents – but its reporting demonstrates just how far...

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