Pakistan’s Senate, the upper house of parliament, on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill, empowering transgenders to determine their own gender identity.
Lobatse High Court Judge Michael Leburu scheduled a recent case in which a gay man has approached the court for an order that Section 164 (a) and (c) and Section 165, which criminalise sodomy, be declared unconstitutional.
A federal law banning sex bias in the workplace prohibits discrimination against transgender workers, a U.S. appeals court said on Wednesday, ruling in favor of a funeral director who was fired after telling her boss she planned to transition to female from male.
Geert Wilders spent years arguing that Islam threatened gay rights in the country that gave marriage equality to the world. His party now leads polls in upcoming Dutch elections, and his battle cry is being copied by Donald Trump and France's Marine Le Pen.
“LGBT people are not part of the groups excluded [from deportation],” a Border Authority spokesperson said. “Each case will be examined on its merits.”
Isaac Mugisha, co-ordinator of Pride Uganda, tells The Daily Beast he is confident an event will be held, without a crackdown by authorities. Indeed, he wants their stated support.
