The gay Humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) has noted without surprise that the President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has attended the beatification of John Paul II which was held in the Vatican on 1 May.An EU travel ban forbids Mugabe from visiting member states, but the Vatican is…
The British Humanist Association's campaign is underway to encourage people who do not consider themselves religious to tick the "no religion" box in the UK census currently being completed. In 2001 more than 70% of people identified as "Christian" despite evidence that far fewer people consider themselves "religious", or actively…
The Gay and Lesbian Humanism Association (GALHA) strongly supports the Court Ruling earlier this week against Christian guest house owners who refused to offer accommodation to a gay couple in a Civil Partnership of the same type they would to a married heterosexual couple.The ruling confirms that anyone offering goods…
A 27-year-old Saudi Arabian man is reported to have been sentenced to 500 lashes and five years’ imprisonment by a court in Jeddah for the criminal offence of homosexuality, among other charges. He was already serving one year’s imprisonment after being convicted earlier this year on a separate charge of…