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adoption America Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Court Law Lesbian LGBTQ Rights LGBTQ+ News Life News

Woman rejected by foster agency because of being a lesbian sues US government

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A lesbian woman is suing the US Department of Health and Human Services after her adoption application was rejected because of her sexuality. According to her lawsuit, which was filed on 13 October, Kelly Easter wanted to help unaccompanied refugee children by becoming a foster parent for them. Easter was sent to Bethany Christian Services, a federally funded foster care agency with a history of rejecting applications from LGBTQ+ parents, who denied her initial application. The policy of LGBTQ+ applicants being denied the chance to apply officially ended in March…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Brazil Erica Malunguinho Law LGBTQ+ representation Life News Trans Trans Representation

Brazil trans lawmaker eyes job quota to curb anti-LGBTQ+ violence

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Having made history as the first trans person in Brazil to be elected as a state representative, Erica Malunguinho is used to criticism and abuse from the public and even other politicians. Yet despite the challenges of working in a country that consistently ranks as one of the world’s deadliest places for LGBTQ+ people, the 39-year-old is undeterred in her push for equality for transgender people – especially in the workplace. For Malunguinho believes that establishing a quota of public jobs for the trans community – following the lead of…

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Articles Cuba Law LGBTQ+ News Life Marriage News Same Sex Union Same-sex marriage

Cuba could be about to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption in historic move

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Same-sex marriage and adoption could be on the brink of being legalised in Cuba thanks to a draft of a new family code. The preliminary draft suggests letting gay couples marry and adopt children, with the latter getting more of a say in the decisions that will impact them. It must be approved by Cuba’s parliament before being sent to a grassroots plebiscite, though Evangelical groups are objecting to the proposed removal of describing marriage as only being between a man and a woman. In the draft, marriage is described…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles germany Law LGBTQ+ News Life News Second World War

Germany compensates hundreds persecuted by Nazi-era anti-gay law

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Hundreds of people have been compensated after a law criminalising homosexuality continued to be enforced after the Second World War. The legislation saw people investigated or persecuted for their sexuality, which German authorities are now trying to make up for. Paragraph 175 was created in 1871 before being repealed in 1994, with it being most severely implemented under Nazi rule. Up to 50,000 men were convicted under it between 1949 and 1969 and it was predominantly used against gay men. On 13 September, the country’s Federal Office of Justice shared…

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