By Sue-Lin Wong and Jason LeeSHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Heads turn when An Hui and Ye Jianbin walk down a street in the Chinese city of Shenzhen with their triplets, who were conceived with help from a human egg donor and a surrogate mother.gi People are mostly curious about their unconventional family, said An, adding that it was not always the case in China where gay couples have long battled conservative Confucian values. "I'm lucky because I was born in China during a period of rapid change. Today's society is far more tolerant," the investment manager told Reuters at his office in Shenzhen's financial district."If I had been born during the Cultural Revolution, I would be dead," said An, 33, who met his partner Ye in 2008.The two men wanted a family and began exploring the option of in vitro fertilisation (IVF), with help from a human egg donor and a surrogate mother.In 2014, a Thai woman gave birth in Hong Kong to three boys – An Zhizhong, An Zhiya and An Zhifei - who were … [Read more...] about LGBT parents challenge stereotypes in China
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Ards Town Hall to be lit up to mark LGBT event after tight council vote
Ards Town Hall to be lit up to mark LGBT event after tight council vote BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Ards Town Hall will finally be lit up in rainbow colours to mark LGBT Awareness Week after the narrowest of votes last night. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/ards-town-hall-to-be-lit-up-to-mark-lgbt-event-after-tight-council-vote-37643187.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article37643186.ece/e817b/AUTOCROP/h342/2018-12-20_new_46666624_I1.JPG Email Ards Town Hall will finally be lit up in rainbow colours to mark LGBT Awareness Week after the narrowest of votes last night. A request from a LGBT advocacy group was passed at last night's meeting of Ards and North Down Council by a single vote. The plea to light up the civic building in Conway Square, Newtownards, in rainbow colours on May 13 next year to mark the start of LGBT Awareness Week was passed by 19 votes to 18. Two DUP councillors, Tom Smith and Alastair Cathcart, broke ranks … [Read more...] about Ards Town Hall to be lit up to mark LGBT event after tight council vote
Colorado baker back in court over 2nd LGBT bias allegation
Colleen Slevin, Associated Press Updated 5:36 pm CST, Tuesday, December 18, 2018 FILE - In this Monday, June 4, 2018, file photograph, baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, manages his shop after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he could refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of his religious beliefs did not violate Colorado's anti-discrimination law in Lakewood, Colo. Attorneys for Philliups are in federal court in Denver Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, to seek to overturn a Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruling that the baker discriminated against a transgender person by refusing to make a cake to mark the person's transition from male to female. less FILE - In this Monday, June 4, 2018, file photograph, baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, manages his shop after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he could refuse to make a wedding cake for a ... more Photo: David … [Read more...] about Colorado baker back in court over 2nd LGBT bias allegation
Parson, with hedge, open to bringing LGBT Missourians under anti-discrimination law
SECTIONS Search E-edition Home Customer Service Customer Service Newsletters Obituaries News All News Local news Crime Politics The Buzz Nation & World 913 Cass County Lee's Summit Video Photos Sports All Sports Chiefs Royals Royals photos Sporting KC Olympics Kansas Missouri K-State High School Scores & Stats NASCAR Outdoors NBA Buy Tickets Blogs & Columns The Full 90 Campus Corner For Pete's Sake Sam Mellinger Vahe Gregorian Politics Politics Elections The Missouri Influencer Series Opinion All Opinion Editorials Influencers Opinion Letters to the Editor Colleen Nelson Derek Donovan Dave Helling Melinda Henneberger Steve Kraske Toriano Porter Steve Rose Guest commentary Syndicated columnists Submit a Letter Entertainment Entertainment … [Read more...] about Parson, with hedge, open to bringing LGBT Missourians under anti-discrimination law
Third gender ‘intersex’ option to be included on official documents in Germany but LGBT campaigners say it’s not enough
GERMANY has approved a third gender option on official documents for "intersex" people who do not identify as either male or female. Lawmakers in the country have also introduced the legislation to accommodate people born with untypical sexual anatomy - but campaigners LGBT say it doesn't go far enough. Angela Merkel’s government in August voted to introduce the third category of "various", alongside male and female, on birth certificates and other documents. Both chambers of parliament have approved the new law, with the Bundesrat upper house giving its backing on Friday. LGBT advocacy groups and some opposition politicians argue the resulting legislation is not enough - because, it most cases it requires people to produce a doctor's certificate to change their status. POINTED STAR Shopkeeper shares petty revenge she took on rude Christmas bargain hunter OH DEIR 'Danger to life' warning as 80mph Storm Deirdre brings 15in snow TODAY LatestZOO BLAZE Visitors flee … [Read more...] about Third gender ‘intersex’ option to be included on official documents in Germany but LGBT campaigners say it’s not enough