Let the Courts Decide

Turkey: Organisation filed criminal complaint against Turkish Islamist newspaper

An LGBTQ+ organisation in Turkey filed a criminal complaint against the Islamist newspaper Yeni Akit over the hate speech in its news and targeting LGBTQ+ individuals and organisations, Turkish news site T24 reported on Sunday.

India: Parliament must Revise Problematic Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018 fails to protect the human rights of transgender people as guaranteed under the Indian constitution and international law and standards and must not be passed in its present form by the Rajya Sabha.

Singapore: Gay father permitted to adopt biological son born via surrogacy, in first for Singapore

Despite public policy in favour of parenthood within marriage - and against the formation of same-sex units - the court decided it would be imperative to place the welfare of the child as first and paramount.

US: Colorado baker back in court over 2nd LGBT bias allegation

Attorneys for a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds — a stand partially upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — argued in federal court Tuesday that the state is punishing him again over his refusal to bake a cake celebrating a gender transition.