A prominent gay rights lawyer and environmental advocate has burned himself to death in New York on Saturday in a protest against ecological destruction. The charred remains of 60-year-old David Buckel were found by passers-by in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Police said he was pronounced dead at about 6.30am. His suicide email reportedly read: […]
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Britain has been accused of “caving in” to pressure from the governments of Commonwealth states which criminalise homosexuality. There’d been a planned UK effort to promote gay rights at the bloc’s upcoming summit in London but that now seems less likely. A guide on international best practice on sexual orientation and […]
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It’s been a year since the world learned of gay and bisexual men being rounded up and detained in camps in Chechnya. Over a hundred men are reported to have been caught up in this homophobic purge, which was ordered by the Chechen authorities. Men were bundled into the back of […]
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