US President Barack Obama has called for an end to psychiatric therapy treatments aimed at changing the sexual orientation or gender identity of gay, lesbian and trans-gender youth, on Wednesday, April 8, 2015. The move comes in response to an online petition posted on the White House website following the death of 17-year-old Leelah Alcorn,…
Russia Bans Gays From Driving
Russia announced on Thursday that transsexual and transgender people will no longer qualify for driving licences in the country. Other offences listed include, fetishism, exhibitionism, voyeurism, pathological gambling and compulsive stealing. The government, who termed the offences as those bordering on “mental disorders,” said it decided to tighten medical controls for drivers because Russia suffers…