USA States move to outlaw “gay conversion therapy”. Leading the way are Connecticut, Hawaii, California, Nevada, New Jersey, the District Of Columbia, Oregon, Illinois, Vermont, New York, New Mexico and Rhode Island. It’s thought Washington State will follow shortly. It comes as the UK government launches a study into making so-called “gay cure” practice illegal.
USA A new US study reveals that more than half of all LGBTIQ teens have an eating disorder. The research by The Trevor Project surveyed more than 1,300 LGBTIQ teens. Activists are calling for new measures to protect young people.
AUSTRALIA Tragedy strikes the first samesex couple to legally marry in Australia when one dies from cancer. Jo Grant and Jill Kindt were first to tie the knot under the new equal marriage law and were allowed to marry before legislation became official due to Jo’s illness. The couple were married for just 48 days.