Recently the European Human Rights Court ruled that the banning of gay pride 2007 in Warsaw, Poland by the president of Poland went against the human rights pack made by the country. Although feelings toward sexual minorities in Poland are typically positive,the current president of Poland, Lech Kaczyski, disagrees with the liberal majority in relation to LGBT acceptance.
After the ruling by the European Human Rights Court, Mr. Kaczyski might want to consider sitting down with LGBT groups and a neutral third party to mediate a working relationship between the LGBT community and his government.
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The 18th annual gay and lesbian alliance against defamation (GLAAD) awards, created to honor LGBT visibility in the media, will be held at the Kodak theatre in Hollywood on April 14. Jennifer Aniston and Martina Navratilova will be acknowledged for their commitment to eradicating homophobia and encourage LGBT visibility. To checkout more about the awards go to : www.glaad.org
Stonewall ADR, founded and managed by Terrybeth Cherry, made it into the top four in Pepperdine University’s Business Plan Competition for a prize of $15,000. Although Stonewall ADR did not win the competition, it was the first time in conservative Pepperdine University history that a member of the LGBT community and an LGBT company was recognized. Terrybeth Cherry presented Stonewall ADR to a panel of five judges and an auditorium of full-time MBA students. Terrybeth Cherry is, herself, pursuing her MBA from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School or Business and Management.
In a landmark event, Deputy President Phumzile Miambo-Ngcuka signed the civil union act into law, granting civil marriage rights to the South African Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community. South Africa is the first country in Africa to grant LGBTs the right to join together under civil law. It is interesting that a country which only just recently ended apartheid in 1994 has advanced civil rights for its LGBT citizens beyond anything that the federal government in the United States has even considered. Perhaps America should take cues from international policies implemented by socially advanced countries.
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