LGB customers can be refused in Michigan
Last week, a court ruling in Michigan found it is legal for businesses to refuse customers on the basis of their sexual orientation.
US elects 334 LGBTQ+ candidates
In a new report from the LGBTQ Victory Fund, published on Tuesday December 8, it was confirmed that 334 LGBTQ+ candidates were successful in the 2020 US elections.
Bolivia recognises same-sex civil union
Bolivia, South America, has recognised a same-sex civil union for the first time after David Aruquipa, 48, and Guido Montaño, 45, campaigned for two years to have their relationship be legally acknowledged.
Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust to receive £6 million to upgrade and refurbish local hospitals
The Trust will receive £6 million to carry out the work, which could include building new or refurbishing buildings to deliver key services, upgrading electrical infrastructure, improving ventilation systems and fire safety, and replacing hospital lifts.
European council calls on Slovakia to protect LGBTQ+ community
In a report published on December 8, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), of the Council of Europe, has urged the Slovak Republic to improve education access for the country’s Roma population and to develop policies which protect the LGBTQ+ community from discrimination and
French minister comes out as gay
Clément Beaune, the French minister for European affairs, has come out as gay and vowed to fight anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in Poland.
Switzerland moves on marriage equality laws
Switzerland is set to become the next European country to legalise same-sex marriage after the Council of States, the country’s upper house of legislature, voted in favour of marriage ‘for all’.