Pinksixty News TUESDAY 22 MAY 2012
Channel: Colin Fallesen
Date: 22/05/2012

European Parliamentary members are discussing the rise of homophobia in Eastern Europe today. The debate can be seen on the EU Parliamentary website.

Croatian Prime Minister, Zoran Milanovic has announced plans to recognise marriage equality. Milanovic is already initiating extensive improvements for gay people, saying, "'It's simply a form of social empathy and decency."

Kiev's first pride parade was cancelled at the last minute on Sunday, due to the lack of police protection. 500 far right hooligans threatened to attack participants, forcing organisers to abandon the event.

Since Islamists won a majority in the Kuwaiti Parliament last year, arrests of queer people have intensified. 149 people were arrested over the weekend for crimes ranging from drinking to wearing inappropriate clothing.

And finally, NBC in the US have picked up Ryan Murphy's new sitcom, 'The New Normal'. The show is about a gay couple who start a family with a surrogate mother, and will screen in the Autumn.