by Paul Johnson: http://echrso.blogspot.com/2019/08/court-communicates-case-against.html

Today, HRC Foundation announced CNN as the exclusive broadcast partner for the organization’s LGBTQ-focused town hall for Democratic presidential candidates this fall. The evening will constitute the largest-ever audience for a Democratic presidential town hall devoted to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) issues and will mark the first time in history that a major cable news network will air a presidential event devoted to issues of importance to the LGBTQ community. The Human Rights Campaign is the world’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, representing more than 3 million members and supporters.

More: https://www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-announces-cnn-as-exclusive-broadcast-partner-of-historic-2020-president

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By Paul Johnson: http://echrso.blogspot.com/2019/08/romanian-prisoner-complains-under-echr.html

“Police believe that the Bishop is cleared of any wrongdoing because he was simply responding to a question and merely quoting the words of monk Porfyrios (who never uttered them by the way).

More: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/04/bishop-gay-men-specific-stink-did-not-commit-criminal-offence-police-say/

From Paul Johnson: http://echrso.blogspot.com/2019/09/court-communicates-case-against-georgia.html

More at: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/08/27/christian-filmmakers-lost-lawsuit-imaginary-gay-clients-decision-overturned/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PNnewsletter

• Nice’s match with Marseille suspended after fans display homophobic banners – Referee stops game for 10 minutes after banners and chants -Incident is latest in a series to have occurred in France

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/28/nice-marseille-homophobic-banners-clement-turpin

Switzerland: Conservative right-wing parties narrowly (13:12) block full marriage equality in Parliamentary Commission and ban same-sex couples from access to sperm donation and assisted pregnancy :

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/08/26/trans-prisoner-gender-confirmation-surgery-idaho-gender-dysphoria/

On 27 August 2019 I participated in a round-table organized by Rainbow Families Switzerland on marriage equality. My task was to explain why the current Swiss Constitution allows both marriage for same sex-couples and access to medically assisted pregnancy including sperm donation for married couples. I underlined the fact that it is important to finish the existing discrimination in this respect under federal laws in Switzerland. The Swiss Parliament is currently discussing this and if you have chance to convince an opinion leader in this respect please do it !

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/RegenbogenfamilienLGBTIQ/posts/2823342797693416