Pinksixty News TUESDAY 29 MAY 2012
Channel: Colin Fallesen
Date: 29/05/2012

Trans woman, Yonlada Suanyos has won a seat at local elections in Thailand. Suanyos is now a local councillor for the Nan province in the north of the country.

The EU has responded to growing homophobic sentiment in Eastern Europe, saying it is "gravely concerned by developments which restrict freedom of expression and assembly on the basis of misconceptions about homosexuality and transgenderism".

A Liberian man who publicly supported gay marriage is being hunted by vigilantes, threatening to kill him and his family. Joe Wiah's home was invaded by armed men who threatened to shoot his wife & children if she didn't reveal his whereabouts.

Finger-prick CD4 blood testing has proven to be as accurate as laboratory tests in a recent UK study. The point-of-care tests were developed for cash-strapped health services where lab services are unavailable.

And finally, actress Cynthia Nixon married her partner of 8 years, on Sunday.Nixon and Christine Marinoni got legally hitched in New York after a 3 year engagement.