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May 17, 2013
British cops tell gay kids: it gets better

Assistant Chief Constable Steph Morgan says the British police have changed and now want to encourage LGBT teens to trust them

The culture of the Police Service in Britain is developing into one where you can be as comfortable at work as you are at home – that is the strategic aim. It is worth noting that there are eight local police forces listed in the Stonewall Top 100 Index of gay-friendly employers and LGBT officers are included in the majority of UK police forces. It hasn’t always been this way.

April 5, 2013
Fighting for gay rights and marriage in Luxembourg

GSN meets the team from LGBT organization Rosa Letzebuerg and learns about their hopes for full marriage and adoption rights as well as their pride plans

Sometimes you find yourself in unexpected conversations.

I was sitting in a frozen yoghurt shop in the old city of Luxembourg, listening to an animated discussion in Luxembourgish, trying to understand the different gay adoption scenarios currently being considered by the country’s legislators.

January 24, 2013
Trans girl, 11, writes inspiring essay on Obama’s inaugural speech

Sadie said she wanted to write her essay to show how transgender people were just like everyone else

When President Barack Obama became the first sitting president in US history to mention gay people in his inaugural speech, some people still felt left out.

For example Sadie, an 11-year-old vegan girl who transitioned in kindergarten, felt the president did not include her community.

Originally published by TransGriot, the full letter reads:

'The world would be a better place if everyone had the right to be themselves, including people who have a creative gender identity and expression.

January 21, 2013
Obama makes history as he calls for LGBT equality in inaugural address

'Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law'

Barack Obama became the first president in US history to call for equality for gays and lesbians in an inaugural speech on Monday (21 January).

'Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law,' Obama said during a 19-minute speech. 'If we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to each other is equal as well.'

December 25, 2012
Gay Star News has holiday chat with The Trevor Project CEO Abbe Land

'Family acceptance is so important ... parents have to remember this is your child'

Christmas Day may be a time for families to get together but there may be some family members who are feeling anything but holiday cheer.

There are plenty of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth who are suffering and that suffering could be a matter of life and death.

That's why The Trevor Project, the leading organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services in the US, is available 24-7 to let these youths know that they are not alone.

November 14, 2012
Beauties demand rights

A transgender woman from the Philippines recently won an international beauty competition, but Filipina trans rights advocate Naomi Fontanos tells Gay Star News there’s more to transgender life than looking beautiful

Transgender women are nearly as visible in the Philippines as they are in Thailand, but does that mean the have a full bill of rights? Far from it, says Naomi Fontanos, founder of transgender rights group GANDA (Gender and Development Advocates) Filipinas. She talks to Gay Star News about health and legal advocacy, using contraceptives as hormones, the Catholic church and beauty pageants.

Why did you decide to form GANDA Filipinas?

November 1, 2012
Two out of three gay Italians discriminated against

A survey by Rome county and European Union shows that 73% of LGBT people are victims of hate at school, at work and in everyday life

Two out of three lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Italians are still discriminated against, claims a survey of students and LGBT activists by Rome county, Provincia di Roma.

According to the study, 73% of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Italians have been victims of some sort of discrimination at school, at work, among relatives and in everyday life.

The survey is part of a European project against discrimination. Called ‘Niso’, it has also been carried out in Belgium, Holland and Estonia.

August 22, 2012
Beth Brooke on how corporates can lead on global gay rights

We talk to Ernst & Young’s Beth Brooke, one of the world’s 100 most powerful women, about her role as an advocate for LGBT and women’s diversity

As the global vice-chair of public policy at professional services giant Ernst & Young, Beth Brooke is one of the world’s most powerful women in business.

And since coming out as gay, she has emerged as a major champion for LGBT diversity in the workplace.

August 8, 2012
Madonna urged to 'break wall' of bigotry during St Petersburg gig

Letter calls on queen of pop to express herself over homophobia and anti-gay laws in Russia during her MDNA tour

Russian campaigners have written a letter to Madonna, urging her to stand up for gay rights and freedom of expression during her concert in St Petersburg tomorrow (9 August).

The Alliance of Straights for LGBT Equality group are calling on the Material Girl to 'break the wall of misunderstanding and intolerance' when she brings her MDNA tour to Russia's second largest city.

July 5, 2012
Selisse Berry: We can change the global gay workplace

US organization Out and Equal is holding a global gay workplace summit in London. We catch up with its founder, Selisse Berry

Global workplace rights are increasingly on the LGBT agenda and are now being taken seriously in some of the world’s most powerful board meetings.

As Britain hosts World Pride this year, in London, Out and Equal, a San Francisco based organization has flown over it’s top campaigners and decision makers for a summit with business leaders on global lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workplace equality.

June 8, 2012
Stonewall takes on global gay workplace rights

UK gay campaigner group Stonewall’s guide says companies can prosper by caring for their staff working abroad

Britain’s leading gay campaign organization, Stonewall, is urging employers to protect LGB staff while working abroad.

A new guide, out today (8 June) is aimed at employers who have staff working on overseas assignments around the globe, including in countries which lack basic protection for gay and bisexual people or who actively criminalize homosexuality.

May 20, 2012
Older LGBT employees finding it tough in today’s workplace

Research indicates that employees aged 55+ less likely to be open about their sexuality

One of my favorite Oscar Wilde quotes is: ‘...the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.’

May 19, 2012
Bisexual blues - the forgotten workplace minority

Progress being made for gays and lesbians in the workplace, but bisexuals being left behind

Employment law in many parts of the world protects employees against discrimination based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation.  

This legal obligation has been enhanced in many workplaces, where companies have implemented robust policies and initiatives to support LGBT employees and raise awareness by heterosexual colleagues of LGBT issues in the workplace.

April 4, 2012
First ever EU-wide LGBT survey launched

First online survey on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lives covering whole of Europe

The first ever lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender survey covering the whole of the European Union has been launched.

Commissioned by the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and conducted by GALLUP, it aims to learn more about the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the EU and Croatia, which will become a full member in 2013.

The survey attempts to improve EU standards on equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people by documenting the discrimination they have suffered.

January 31, 2012
LGBT History Month founder excited for 2012 event

Sue Sanders anticipates diverse program for nationwide celebration

Sue Sanders, founder of British LGBT History Month is eagerly anticipating the launch of the eighth annual event.

Speaking to Gay Star News, Sanders said: 'I am so excited and proud of our community.

'We have grabbed a space, a concept and populated it with such a myriad of ideas that demonstrate the diversity of our community.

December 14, 2011
Americans support gay workplace protection

Most US voters want LGBTs protected in work and, falsely, think they already are

The majority of Americans support LGBT workplace equality laws and most think it is already against the law to fire someone for being gay.

The new poll has been released by the Human Rights Campaign – the largest LGBT equality organization in the US – in partnership with Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research.

Based on a telephone survey in November and released today, the figures show support for gay workplace equality across a range of demographics.