International

Free Pride Glasgow – which was set up as an “anti-commercialist” alternative to the main Pride Glasgow event – made the decision ahead of the event next month, claiming that despite drag being a uniquely celebrated part of most Pride, they would not be welcome to perform at Free Pride. A statement from the group claimed: “After much discussion, the trans and non binary caucus decided not to have drag acts perform at the event. “This does not mean that people of any gender can’t wear what they want to the event, we simply won’t be having any self-described drag […]

An anti-gay petition in Finland has gathered enough signatures to force the parliament there to debate the reversal of the country’s gender-neutral marriage law. The petition gathered 50,000 signatures, the number required to have an issue debated in parliament. It was created by the ‘Association for Real Marriage’ on the citizens’ initiative website, and gained the support by 6pm on Sunday. The goal was reached with two-and-a-half months to spare, according to the terms of the citizens’ initiative scheme. The President of Finland in February signed a law legalising gender-neutral marriage – but couples will face a long wait before they […]

MPs in the country, which has a population of 57,000, voted to adopt Danish legislation on the issue. Two MPs were absent, but none voted against the measure. The new measure will now scrap Greenland’s domestic partnership laws, adopted from Denmark in 1996. The bill to make the changes to bring Greenland in line with Denmark, which legalised same-sex marriage in 2012, was announced in February. Going into effect on 1 October 2015, the new law also grants adoption rights to same-sex couples, say reports. Greenland in 2008 introduced discrimination protection for gay people, and in 2010 held its first […]