Feb 17, 2014 | Civil Rights, International Law, Legal Intelligencer, LGBT Law
When Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into Russian legislation a law that criminalized all conduct supporting, encouraging or positively portraying the LGBT orientation in June 2013, it sparked an international outcry that has been growing in intensity,...
Feb 7, 2014 | Civil Rights, International Law, Philadelphia Gay News, Philly Gay Lawyer Media
Undeniably, 2013 was a landmark year for LGBT rights in the United States, yet as we celebrate the many victories at home for LGBT citizens, other countries are not faring as well. And as the world comes together on the Olympic stage, all eyes are on Russia, which is...
Jan 13, 2014 | Adoption, Civil Rights, Conversion Therapy, DOMA, International Law, Legal Intelligencer, LGBT Adoption, LGBT Law, Philly Gay Lawyer Media, Transgender Issues
Will 2014 be the year when opponents of progress will finally stand alone on the wrong side of history? The forecast looks cloudy, at best. But as I look back at 2013—the battles we’ve won and the battles we’ve lost—I see tremendous potential for advances...
Oct 13, 2011 | Civil Rights, International Law
As featured in Edge Magazine a publication dedicated to the presentation of local and national news & information for the GLBT community. On Feb. 25, Christian Dior fashion designer John Galliano was arrested in Paris on charges of assault and for making...
Aug 1, 2011 | Civil Rights, International Law
On February 25 2011, Christian Dior fashion designer John Galliano was arrested in Paris on charges of assault and for making anti-Semitic remarks directed towards a couple in a Marais district café. Under French law, making anti-Semitic remarks is punishable by up...
