BY IOAN GRILLO / GlobalPost Coahuila, a Mexican state near Texas, is the newest place in the region to legalize gay marriage. But there are still some … [Read more...] about This Map Shows Where Gay Couples Can Marry Across Latin America: INTERACTIVE
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Mexico City’s Nonchalance Toward Gay Marriage is Catching on in South America
Mancera marrying 26 gay couples in July. BY DUDLEY ALTHAUS / GlobalPost Mass same-sex marriages, presided over by the mayor? Yes, and then … [Read more...] about Mexico City’s Nonchalance Toward Gay Marriage is Catching on in South America
Transgender People Voted for the First Time in El Salvador’s History
According to documents filed in the attorney general’s office by Rubi’s mother, Rosa Navas de Guzman, both the police and a representative from the … [Read more...] about Transgender People Voted for the First Time in El Salvador’s History
Did the EU Just Sell Out Ukraine’s Gay Community?
BY EMILY LODISH / GlobalPost Ukraine says the EU dropped a requirement that the country protect 'sexual minorities' as part of visa … [Read more...] about Did the EU Just Sell Out Ukraine’s Gay Community?
Turkey Bans Twitter: Here’s Why
BY JACOB RESNECK / GlobalPost It's hard not to see this as having to do with the audio files Twitter users are passing around involving the prime … [Read more...] about Turkey Bans Twitter: Here’s Why
Cutting Foreign Aid Won’t Defeat Anti-Gay Laws in Africa and Latin America
BY ARI SHAW AND MAURICIO ALBARRACÍN / GlobalPost Commentary: Human rights courts and commissions are the best tools to diminish violence and … [Read more...] about Cutting Foreign Aid Won’t Defeat Anti-Gay Laws in Africa and Latin America
Don’t Malign the MH370 Captain’s ‘Fanatical’ Politics
BY PATRICK WINN / GlobalPost The tabloids are misinformed. You'd probably agree with the captain. BANGKOK, Thailand — He’s “fanatical,” says one … [Read more...] about Don’t Malign the MH370 Captain’s ‘Fanatical’ Politics
LGBTI Rights and the UN: Where To From Here?
BY PAULA GERBER / GlobalPost Analysis: If the United Nations builds on steps it has taken on LGBTI rights in the recent past, it may prove to be an … [Read more...] about LGBTI Rights and the UN: Where To From Here?
Crimea Moves to Join Russia: VIDEO
BY DAN PELESCHUK / GlobalPost Legislators have set a referendum for next week. MOSCOW, Russia — Crimea’s pro-Russian parliament voted on Thursday to … [Read more...] about Crimea Moves to Join Russia: VIDEO
Russian TV News Propaganda Beats Ukraine War Drum on Home Front
In fact, both protesters and the new government in Kyiv represent a broad political spectrum, hail from all parts of Ukraine, have repeatedly reached … [Read more...] about Russian TV News Propaganda Beats Ukraine War Drum on Home Front