LGBT and human rights advocates have called the International Olympic Committee’s attempt to amend it’s Charter to include protections based on sexual orientation “fluff” as the committee continues to … [Read more...] about Critics Call International Olympic Committee’s Anti-Discrimination Efforts ‘Fluff’
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Council Rejects ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law
Kazakhstan has rejected a proposed "gay propaganda" bill as unconstitutional Kazakhstan has rejected a proposed "gay propaganda" bill as unconstitutional, reports Human Rights First. In … [Read more...] about Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Council Rejects ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law
Kazakhstan Senate Votes To Ban ‘Gay Propaganda’: VIDEO
Kazakhstan has passed a bill banning gay “propaganda" in order to protect children "from information harmful to their health and development.” Kazakhstan has passed a Russian-style bill banning gay … [Read more...] about Kazakhstan Senate Votes To Ban ‘Gay Propaganda’: VIDEO
Kazakh Students Sue Ad Agency For ‘Moral Damages’ Over Gay Kiss Poster
And they won. In a move that seems designed to suggest that Sacha Baron Cohen wasn't being 100% satirical about Kazakhstan, a group of students and teachers filed suit over the Pushkin-Kurmangazy … [Read more...] about Kazakh Students Sue Ad Agency For ‘Moral Damages’ Over Gay Kiss Poster
Ad Agency in Kazakhstan Fined for Poster of Kissing Poets as Leaders Push Ban on Gay ‘Propaganda’
In August we reported that a gay club in Almaty, Kazakhstan was under fire for an online ad banner featuring folk singer Qurmanghazy Saghyrbaiuly kissing Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin, a … [Read more...] about Ad Agency in Kazakhstan Fined for Poster of Kissing Poets as Leaders Push Ban on Gay ‘Propaganda’
Kazakhstan Politician Claims Gays Can Be Identified By ‘Colored Pants’, Blood Tests For ‘Degeneracy’
A Kazakhstan politician has said that gay people can be easily identified by blood testing for “degeneracy" and by their "colored pants" A Kazakhstan politician has said that gay people can be easily … [Read more...] about Kazakhstan Politician Claims Gays Can Be Identified By ‘Colored Pants’, Blood Tests For ‘Degeneracy’
Kazakhs Flustered Over Controversial Gay Club Poster
Studio 69 in Almaty, Kazakhstan set up shop at the intersection of Pushkin and Kurmangazy, streets named after Russian poet Alexander Pushkin and Kazakh composer Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly. To … [Read more...] about Kazakhs Flustered Over Controversial Gay Club Poster
Kazakhstani Mayor Accuses Media of ‘Brainwashing Children with Gay Propaganda’
Akim Imangali Tasmagambetov (pictured), the mayor of Kazakhstan's capitol city Astana, has accused the global media of promoting "false and unacceptable social vices," noting that … [Read more...] about Kazakhstani Mayor Accuses Media of ‘Brainwashing Children with Gay Propaganda’
Lesbian Murder Spurs Kazakhstan Activist To Build Wall Around City Gay Bar
The recent murder of a married lesbian woman has incited local anti-gay activists in Kazakhstan to protest same-sex marriage by building a brick wall in front of a gay nightclub in the country’s … [Read more...] about Lesbian Murder Spurs Kazakhstan Activist To Build Wall Around City Gay Bar
Kazakhstan May Be Following In Russia’s Footsteps
Members of the Kazakhstan parliament want to become the next country to adopt an anti-gay propaganda law, similar to the controversial one adopted in Russia earlier this year. Worse yet, Aldan … [Read more...] about Kazakhstan May Be Following In Russia’s Footsteps
