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Kenya
Kenya: Homosexuality remains illegal
The country in East Africa has missed an opportunity to gain a foothold in the modern age. The High Court declared last Friday that the law against homosexuality not unconstitutional.
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Brazil
Brazil’s Supreme Court votes to criminalise homophobia
It is good news for the LGBT community in Brazil for a change: Homophobia has been declared a criminal offence. Six of the eleven judges of Brazil’s Supreme Court voted to extend the country’s anti-discrimination laws. Homophobia is going to be considered a crime and will be punished with up to five years imprisonment.
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Jamaica
Jamaica wants gay tourists to feel safe
Donovon White, Jamaican Director of Tourism, has fended off accusations that Jamaica is a hostile place for gay tourists.
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Netherlands
Update: 27 European countries now have banned Steven Anderson from entering
Steven Anderson is now also banned from entering Ireland. A petition demanded appropriate steps from Ireland’s government, more than 14,000 people signed. Ireland’s justice minister, Charlie Flanagan, declared that his department wanted to ban the preacher from entering the country.
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Taiwan
Taiwan: A victory for love
It is a landmark decision: Taiwan will be the first country in Asia to adopt legislation for gay marriage.
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Philippines
Mr Gay World 2019
And the winner is… Janjep Carlos from the Philippines! In a ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa, Janjep Carlos was named Mr Gay World 2019.
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Brunei
Brunei won’t enforce death penalty on gays
Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei, stated that his country does not intend to execute the death penalty for homosexuals. The statement was translated into English – an unusual procedure in Brunei. Does this indicate that Bolkiah‘s announcement is in answer to worldwide protests?
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Brazil
Bolsonaro: Brazil not a place for gay tourists
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro underlines his position as a homophobe once again. During a breakfast meeting with press representatives he declared he doesn’t want Brazil to become a paradise for gay tourists. Sex tourism – no problem for Bolsonaro as long as the tourists are heterosexual. Bolsanaro’s justification: “We have families”.
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Poland
Jarosław Kaczyński: LGBT rights are an “imported threat”
Polish PiS party’s chariman Jarosław Kaczyński uses his criticism of the movie ‘Kler’ for broad anti-LGBT propaganda. This is also a main feature in the party’s election campain for the European Parliament.
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Up in the air with Harvey Milk
So it’s Harvey Milk now as well. After Oscar Wilde, Harvey Milk, an activist and gay city councillor from San Francisco who died in an assassination attempt, is now being honoured with a portrait on the tail fin of an aircraft of airline Norwegian.
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