Let the Courts Decide

US: Supreme Court set to take up LGBT rights and religious liberty

Jack Phillips is bringing a different LGBT-related fight to the highest court in the land, and he hopes the justices will deliver a victory to like-minded people who say they are waging a fight for religious liberty.

Hungary: Highest ever fine imposed on swimming-pool discriminating against LGBTQ sports club in Hungary

The Equal Treatment Authority found that a local-government run swimming pool discriminated against an LGBTQ sports club when it declined to rent out two of its swimming lanes for a sport event. 

South Africa: Op-Ed: Jon Qwelane’s hate speech – why words and context matter

The likes of Jon Qwelane might try to claim their entitlement to bigotry based on the right to freedom of expression. However, seeking that protection – critical to an open society – is also subject to limitations. And in a court ruling last week, Jon Qwelane’s bigoted utterances against gays were declared to be hate speech. 

Uganda: SA's Qwelane 'directly contributed' to Uganda’s anti-gay laws, university says

Former Ugandan ambassador and controversial columnist Jon Qwelane "directly contributed" to the formulation of anti-homosexuality laws in Uganda, the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Human Rights alleged on Tuesday.