Uganda: The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission have condemned the decision by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to ban same-sex marriage. According to the commission the new law is the most recent in a series of attacks designed to silence Uganda’s increasingly vocal LGBT community and sanction anti-gay violence.
BTW: Sodomy in Uganda is still punishable by life imprisonment!
Source: allAfrica.com
UK:
Hampshire: A gay police officer from Hampshire Police claimed discrimination after he was banned from wearing a stud earring has settled his case. The Southampton employment tribunal was told that the force had reached a confidential agreement with the officer. His claim for unfair treatment was based on the fact that female officers were not banned from wearing facial studs or stud earrings, and when he complained about the ban one officer said he was a “crusader” and a “faggot”.
Source: Personneltoday.com.
USA:
The US military have discharged a total of 726 service members last year for being gay (a 10% increase on 2004). The Army discharged 286, the Navy 177, the Air Force 88, and the Marines, the smallest group, discharged 75. These figures were released by the Service members Legal Defense Network.
Recent years discharges have been:
2004: 653
2003: 770
2002: 885
2001: 1227
The military operate under a policy introduced by Bill Clinton, known as “don’t ask, don’t tell” which means that the military cannot inquire into a service members’ sex life unless there is evidence of homosexual conduct.
Source: People’s Daily Online
North Carolina: Without discussion the Rowan-Salisbury School System has banned the formation of a Gay Straight Alliance at South Rowan High School. The Board of Education voted unanimously to bar what it called a sex-based club. The decision was based on the school district’s existing mandate for abstinence-only sex education.
Source: 365gay.com
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