Politics of Union

US: Can Businesses Turn Away LGBT Customers? Court Battles Bubbling Back Up

The original story behind the Masterpiece Cakeshop case is both undisputed and well known: a gay couple in Colorado walked into the bakery in 2012 and asked for wedding cake.

US: It Didn’t End With Cakes

The case is part of a nationwide crusade by evangelical Christians to weaponize the First Amendment and religious freedom to defend anti-gay bigotry.

Australia: Same-sex marriage survey damaging to LGBTI people's mental health, research finds

Researchers carried out an online survey during the marriage-law vote with over 1,300 respondents. Those who came across negative media messages more than once a day had distress levels 58 per cent higher than those exposed once a week. Same-sex-attracted people who believed those close to them voted yes reported less-severe symptoms

Australia: New research reveals how the marriage equality debate damaged LGBT Australians' mental health

Research has found that the marriage equality debate had a significant impact on the mental health of some same-sex-attracted Australians.