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March 07, 2010 - Explore Transfeminism Celebrate Trans womanhood International Women’s Day Join us for a celebration of resistance and hope March 8, 2010, 5-8 pm at

January 20, 2010 - During a large part of 2010 Daniel Witthaus will undertaking a national challenging homophobia tour of regional Australia and recording what life is like for LGBT people in rural Australia.

January 15, 2010 - Call for Participants: Apply for the study session in Strassbourg March 14 to 21, 2010. The deadline for registration is 29 Januari!

January 10, 2010 - December 22, 2009. VILNIUS - Lithuanian lawmakers revised a controversial law on Tuesday that banned the promotion of homosexuality, but gay rights campaigners warned the move did nothing to assuage their concerns. In a 58-4 vote, with 25 abstentions, parliament approved amendments to legislation that sparked criticism from rights groups in Lithuania and abroad when it was passed in July.

December 18, 2009 - On Wednesday, December 16th, an agreement was signed between the Government of the State of Sao Paulo and the Group E-young Teen Gays, Lesbians and Allies for the creation of LGBT Young School, the first of its kind in the country. The schools’ goal is using and disseminating LGBT culture in courses that are open to straight, gay and bisexual people starting in 2010. Coordinated by the group E-YOUNG the courses shold add value to the LGBT culture.

December 08, 2009 - Grundtvig organizes an 5 day workshop in Berlin, April 12th - 16th 2010, funded by the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP). The Workshops main topic is “Anti-discrimination in practice”.

December 08, 2009 - On October 1 and 5, 2009, Jose Garcia, a 19-year-old student at Baptist School of Adult and Continuing Education in Belmopan, Belize, received letters from the school threatening to dismiss him is because "he acts like a girl," "dresses effeminately," "uses the female bathroom," and "carries a purse as his school bag." On October 20, Jose received a letter from the school principal, Norman Willacey, asking that Jose withdraw from the school and seek counseling. Later, he told Jose, "You have me so embarrassed. I don't want to see you here in the compound. If you [don't] leave right now I will call the police!" Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) in calling on the Ministry of Education of Belize and other authorities to take legal action to ensure that Jose Garcia is not prevented from attending school because of his sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression and to protect him from harassment and discrimination.

November 09, 2009 - SOMOSGAY begins enabling tasks “EL CENTRO SOMOSGAY” (The Centre of SOMOSGAY), the first LGBT community center in Paraguay.

November 09, 2009 - As part of the Campaign Against Homophobia in Paraguay SOMOSGAY gain support of the Center for Studies and Popular Education GERMINAL and the contribution of the UNAIDS group in Paraguay.

November 09, 2009 - SOMOSGAY shared on “Good Day Paraguay”; Paravision morning program in Paraguay. The main agenda item was the campaign against homophobia: “I AM GAY! MY FAMILY LOVES ME AS I AM!”. In the space program was a fluid exchange between audience and SOMOSGAY activists, and his founder director Simon Cazal, along with their families.

November 09, 2009 - At the location of the Foundation Le Club Francais, SOMOSGAY organized the 1st Gattering/ Discussion on Homophobia and the Media. The table panel included major media journalists in Paraguay, Enrique Vargas Peña (970 AM), Germain Martinez Vierci (Radio 1000), Daniela Candia (SNT, Channel 9), and Judith Mary Vera (Director of National Radio Paraguay). The event sought to reflect on the impact of images and expressions disseminated through the mass media in the fight against homophobia.

November 09, 2009 - Simon Cazal of SOMOSGAY and the Vice Ministry of Youth presented the Campaign Against Homophobia in Paraguay. The presentation was at the event organized in the building of the Vice Ministry of Youth, in which both institutions announced plans to expand the campaign against homophobia nationwide.

October 27, 2009 - The French ministry for Higher education and Research announced in October 2009 that it “reinforced and expanded” the university anti homophobia campaign, which already had been launched in June. GALE has sent the ministry congratulations on this innovative campaign which is an inspirational example for other countries.

October 09, 2009 - A transgendered substitute teacher fired by a Roman Catholic public school board has filed a human rights complaint demanding to be reinstated.

October 02, 2009 - LGBT Latino/a Writers speak...

September 25, 2009 - Gale is currently acting as partner in the Brazilian project “School without Homofobia”, financed by the Brazilian Ministry of the Education, is a colaborative action of civil organizations such as ABGLT, Pathfinder of Brazil, Reprolatina, ECHOES and GALLEY. The purpose of the project is to promote social environments that guarantee human rights and respect towards LGBT students in Brazilian schools.

September 06, 2009 - Gays alarmed by homophobic attacks. On 22 August 2009, a gay couple were reportedly assaulted by a far-right activist nicknamed “little swastika” after leaving a nightclub in Rome, and being observed kissing in public. One of the victims was allegedly stabbed with a knife and required life-saving surgery. The alleged assailant was initially released on bail, before taken back into custody pending trial.

September 04, 2009 - The Homophobia Conference serves both theoretical and practical aims. The theoretical aim is to create a platform which makes it possible to understand the phenomenon of homophobia in greater detail. The practical aim is to promote contact and exchange between theorists and practitioners in order to develop viable concepts of sensitisation work.

September 04, 2009 - The SLSA conference will be held from March 30th to April 1st 2010, at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. The Conference organisation launches a Call for Papers with topics relating to the theme of gender, sexuality and law.

August 28, 2009 - The Trans Community Conference 2009 is a one-day gathering featuring a series of workshops for members of the trans community from across the UK , as well as professionals who work with the trans community. The trans community includes family members, partners and lovers and friends and allies. The conference will celebrate our diversity of identities and knowledge, as well as the different groups, organisations and projects that our community offers.

August 12, 2009 - The European Committee of Social Rights, which monitors state compliance with the European Social Charter, has today found that Croatia’s limited curriculum covering sex education discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation. The Committee affirmed that the state has an obligation to ensure that educational materials do not reinforce demeaning stereotypes and perpetuate forms of prejudice which contribute to social exclusion, embedded discrimination and denial of human dignity. The Committee noted that statements found in the curriculum “…stigmatize homosexuals and are based upon negative, distorted, reprehensible and degrading stereotypes….”

July 23, 2009 - The online journal "Liminalis – Journal for sex/gender emancipation and resistance" is a project by the Scientific Advisory Board of the Transgender Network Berlin (TGNB). Liminalis supports the aims of, and provides critical theoretical insights into transgender and intersex movements.

July 22, 2009 - The Hague (Dutch Press Agency) - The government of Lithuania does everything to prevent a new law to be discriminating for gay and lesbian people. On Monday, this was assured by the Lithuanian minister Vygaudas Usackas (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to his Dutch colleague Verhagen.

July 20, 2009 - University teachers, researchers and academics from all over India issued a strong tatement in support of the recent Delhi High Court judgement decriminalizing consensual sex among adults and challenged the legitimacy of “religious leaders” to speak for the whole of society.

July 17, 2009 - The University of Pune was, after the University of Hyderabad, the second Indian college that started a Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) course in 2007. Now, 2 years later, more universities are considering the possibility to hold woskhops LGBT issues.

July 17, 2009 - For the first time in the history of gay prides secondary schools participate. Students aged 14-17, their teachers and some school directors will join the Canal parade on 1 August in Amsterdam. The ‘schools boat’ will carry about 80 students and teachers from 5 Amsterdam schools.

July 16, 2009 - On the 14th July 2009, the Law on the Protection of Minors against Detrimental Effect of Public Information has been adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania. This law presents public information that 'agitates' for homosexual or bisexual relations as detrimental to the development of minors, and as defying family values. A range of international organizations has protested against the law. GALE worries about the effect of the law on a planned collaboration project on LGBT education with the Baltic States.

July 03, 2009 - The One Day Conference seeks to develop connections and links for those who seek to consider these and further issues relating to sexualities and the Global South. It is designed to be supportive, so that thoughts and topics can be articulated across often segregated areas of study. In this spirit, emerging and embryonic ideas are welcome throughout the event.

June 26, 2009 - More than 60% of the Dutch school directors of secondary schools does not know whether there is a basis for LGBT emancipation in their school, or they are sure there is not. The Dutch Expertise Centre on Sexual Diversity in Education, Empowerment, concludes that school principals must be stimulated and supported to create more team awareness and concrete interventions to promote gay-straight equality. This conclusion comes from the research report “Beautiful words”, which was published yesterday by Empowerment in collaboration with a national “gay/straight” alliance of trade unions, the national network of public schools and the LGBT grass roots organization COC. Empowerment itself is also part of this alliance, which was established by Education Minister Plasterk to promote a more focussed approach to LGBT emancipation in schools.

June 22, 2009 - Call for papers for ILGA-Europe october 2009 seminar ‘LGBT Families: The New Minority?’

June 12, 2009 - Call for papers for Sexuality and Activism in South and Southeast Asia: Critical Perspectives on the Intersections Between Theory, Politics, and Action, an edited anthology premised on the need for a critical examination and analysis of the explosion of activist work on sexuality in South and Southeast Asia in the last decade.

June 12, 2009 - Call for Papers: proposals for papers that address the questions and the broad theme of the conference. In particularly welcome are papers which explore the interface between the feminist academy and feminist activism, and which are interdisciplinary and innovative in method and approach.

June 11, 2009 - LGBT people face indiscriminate persecution everywhere, including schools, homes and public places. Also in Nepal sexual minorities, forming nearly 10 per cent of the population, face many problems. Yet, in a seminar on Tuesday, they demanded a unique position - that the government prepares a new national curriculum which includes different sections on sexual minorities and their rights.

May 08, 2009 - A research by M. Plöderl and R. Fartacek from the Suicide Prevention Research Program in Salzburg, Austria shows the importance of addressing gender identity and gender non-conformity in suicide prevention.

April 29, 2009 - The Graduate Journal of Social Science is a bi-annual peer-reviewed journal published by the Amsterdam University Press. It has published the April issue with articles on: ‘Queer Studies: Methodological Approaches. Follow-Up’.

April 17, 2009 - In July 2009 IGLYO will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a landmark gathering of LGBTQ youth activists, for both existing IGLYO members and activists from around the world.

April 10, 2009 - LGBT Organisation Colombia Diversa has been approached by the Colombian Police Department to help in developing training modules for the Colombian Police Force on LGBT issues. Colombia Diversa has consulted GALE for information on similar trainings.

March 30, 2009 - The aim of the Anarchism and Sexuality conference in Leeds, UK, on the 19th February 2010, is to explore the connections between anarchist thought and activism in regions of extensive uptake of anarchist ideas, e.g. Spain, Portugal and Latin America, with respect to an important area of anarchist ideas and practice: sexuality.

March 30, 2009 - KomBi offre un cours de formation sur la homophobie et la diversité des genres adressés aux personnes travaillant dans le secteur éducatif (professeurs à l'école ou entraîneurs dans l'enseignement pour adultes). Les concessions de Comenius ou de Grundtvig sont disponibles pour des demandeurs les Etats membres d'UE (excepté l'Allemagne), de Turquie, d'Islande, de Norvège et de Liechtenstein. Le cours sera tenu 20-25 septembre 2009 à Berlin.

March 30, 2009 - According to an English reserach therapists are still offering treatments for homosexuality despite there being no evidence that such methods work.

March 27, 2009 - According to the Egyptian government, to her doctors, and especially to herself, Sally Mursi is a woman. To al-Azhar University, the most prestigious Islamic school in Egypt and the Middle East, she’s a man.

March 27, 2009 - An article on the New Vision Uganda website from March 23rd, 2009, describes how “cured” homosexuals publicly announce they were paid to recruit young children for the “homosexual cause”.

March 21, 2009 - The Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute organizes its annual, week-long, residential course on the conceptual study of sexuality in Istanbul,Turkey, from June 12-20, 2009.

March 20, 2009 - The Journal of Lesbian Studies, a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Taylor & Francis, invites essay submissions for a special issue on the subject of lesbians in Eastern Europe, guest-edited by Judit Takács and Anna Borgos.

March 17, 2009 - Between June 22nd and 25th, 2009. Middle East and North Africa ICPD Training is taking place in Cairo, Egypt. This 4-day training will bring together approximately 15 youth activists from the Middle East and North Africa region.

March 04, 2009 - The EU has launched the “For Diversity. Against Discrimination” campaign and has planned to print three posters aimed broadly at employees and young people.

February 19, 2009 - On Friday March 6, 2009, the International Conference on Homosexuality and Sports is taking place in The Hague. Under the motto Building Bridges several European organisations will be presenting good practices that encourage a more gay friendly sports environment.

February 17, 2009 - TARSHI (Talking About Reproductive and Sexual Health Issues) works towards expanding sexual and reproductive choices in people’s lives in an effort to enable them to enjoy lives of dignity, freedom from fear, infection and reproductive and sexual health problems. The organisation ciculates an an open letter pressing for the need for sexuality education in India.

January 31, 2009 - Hivos, the Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation, has started a campaign with the title 'Ik ben lesbisch' (I am lesbian). Aim of the campaign is to provide an active contribution to international acceptance of LGBT people.

January 22, 2009 - The magazine MAG-Jeunes gais, lesbiennes, bi et trans congratulates the French High Authority Against Discrimination with her decision of January 12 on the prevention of discrimination and harassment in schools and colleges. Already in April 2008, the French government made a start with a more pro-active LGBT policy by publishing a circular aiming to “fight against all violence and all discriminations, in particular homophobia”.

January 07, 2009 - The International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) IX will be held in Bali, Indonesia from 9-13 August 2009.

December 17, 2008 - More than half of the world’s remaining “sodomy” laws – criminalizing consensual homosexual conduct – are relics of British colonial rule, Human Rights Watch showed in a report published today.

December 08, 2008 - The seminar “Sat against the homophobie - sexual diversity, a challenge for education!” will take place in Switzerland at the University of Geneva, 4 - 5 September 2009.

November 20, 2008 - UK: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Children, Young People and Families has said that new guidance is being developed for schools on gender and gender identity.

November 20, 2008 - Chicago, US: Withdrawel of proposal to create Chicago's Social Justice High School: Pride Campus.

November 11, 2008 - Indonesia’s transgendered community has found a place of refuge for religious practices and Koran studies in the islamic school “Senin-Kamis”.

November 04, 2008 - A colloquium with Michael Sakamoto was held at the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures in Los Angeles, about the presence of gay males in historically female dominated dance ceremonies in northern Thai regions.

November 03, 2008 - Tiruchi, India: Bharathidasan University has come forward to offer free education and job training to bring about academic and economic inclusion of transgenders through its Centre for Distance Education.

October 31, 2008 - The Pacific Sexual Diversity Network (PSDN) today called on Pacific governments and regional institutions to address issues affecting men who have sex with men (MSM) and other vulnerable populations in the response to HIV/AIDS in the Pacific.

October 24, 2008 - In late October a new thematic television channel will be launched by the Association of Gay (LGTB) Disabled on the Internet. It will be named Disabled Gay Television.

October 24, 2008 - According to Malaysia's National Fatwa Council women are supposed to behave and look like women. Short hair and acting masculine is a sin according to the Council and should be forbidden.

October 23, 2008 - SOS homophobie in partnership with ILGA-Europe will be hosting a seminar on the topic of support to victims of violence and monitoring and reporting of violence targeting LGBT people.

October 16, 2008 - Public school officials in Chicago, Illinois, are recommending approval of a "gay-friendly" high school because harassment and violence are causing gay students to skip class and drop out at alarming rates.

October 11, 2008 - GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, released the most comprehensive report ever on the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students, the 2007 National School Climate Survey

October 08, 2008 - To allow transvestites and homosexuals to practice the Muslim religion with complete freedom, a Koranic school was specifically created for them in a hamlet not far from Jogjakarta, a town of Java, Indonesia.

August 20, 2008 - The family of a Californian gay teenager who was fatally shot in class blames the school district for allowing their son to wear makeup and feminine clothing to school -- factors the family claims led to the death.

August 15, 2008 - In a meeting with senators, directors of universities, corporations and the Ministry of Education, the Chilean LGBT organization Movilh suggested 10 articles of the General Law of Education (LGE). The intention is to denounce all discrimination regarding sexual orientation or gender identity.

August 15, 2008 - Transgender Europe (TGEU) www.tgeu.org, with the support of the UK’s extremely successful activist organisation, Press for Change (PFC) www.pfc.org.uk and the International Lesbian and Gay Association of Europe (ILGA-Europe) www.ilga-europe.org , is now taking applications for a training project aimed at giving new activists the tools and support they need to get out and work change in their communities.

June 13, 2008 - The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and lesbian-led groups in Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines are marking the confluence of 3 important events—the 16 Days of Activism Campaign to end violence against women, the international launches of the Yogyakarta Principles, and the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

June 12, 2008 - From 15 - 18 February 2009, an International Conference on Gender-based Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health will be organized in Mumbai, India.

June 06, 2008 - Yesterday, the Dutch Gay School Coalition presented a benchmark for local safer school policy. The benchmark consists of 10 criteria for successful local policy. The coalition will use the benchmark engage in a discussion with local authorities on effective local strategies.

June 01, 2008 - Last month, the Argentinean government and the provincial authorities agreed on basic content directive for sex education curricula, which will be implemented all over the country. The basic content will be mandatory for students of state schools, private and religious schools. The outline includes the diversity in relationships, prevention of the sexual abuse, relationships between genders and respect of the diversity of identities.

May 19, 2008 - The matter came up for final arguments today, 19.05.2008 before Justice Sikri and Justice Midha. On behalf of the Petitioner, Naz Foundation India, Advocate Anand Grover gave a historical background of S 377. He referred to the text of S 377 and expanded on certain key words. The final arguments will now continue the day after, 21 May 2008 (Wed).

May 14, 2008 - The project's goal is to assess the needs of the LGBTQ community's different generations. It wants to explore the generational gap between younger and older LGBTQ. An integral part of this will include research on intergenerational issues by drawing on academic literature, policy papers as well as state-of-the-art existing projects.

May 14, 2008 - The German expertise centre KomBi (Communication and Education) offers a training “Strategies and Practical Tools Challenging Homophobia and Gender-based Discrimination in formal and non-formal Education for Teachers and Trainers” in October (19th - 24th, 2008).

May 14, 2008 - The courses offer sensitization workshops for all the professionals of public schools in the State of Rio De Janeiro. The intention is to unmask the presumption of tolerance, by showing the reality of discrimination and present violence in the daily practice of the school.

May 10, 2008 - "Corrective Rape" at schools in the Western Cape is a growing concern, say non-governmental organisations, some of who have noted an "alarming" level of cases.

May 08, 2008 - The Canadian Fondation Émergence chose healthcare as a theme for IDAHO (the International Day Against Homophobia) in 2008.

March 22, 2008 - A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking guidelines for non-discrimination against persons who undergo sex change has been filed in the Delhi High Court.

March 08, 2008 - YOU AND ME CELEBREATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8TH MARCH 2008@ PROTHOMA THE TRANSGENDER SHLETER HOME 95, NARKELDANGA MAIN ROAD, KOLKATA -54 FROM 1700 HRS ONWARDS Prothoma – the Transgender shelter home and crisis intervention center in association with People Like Us (PLUS) Kolkata and United Nation Development Program (UNDP) observing the International Women’s Day, 8th March ‘08, at the shelter home premises. The sexuality and gender expression related movement always following the same path, process and vision of women’s movement world wide to fight against patriarchy. Observing the International women’s day The Transgender shelter home and the transgender community in Kolkata are trubiliting the women’s movement and sharing the sorrow pain and joy together. On the same day Prothoma is launching a campaign to strengthen the Commitment to Protect the Young and Vulnerable transgender, especially to reach out to the young transgender from socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society. The theme being All Equal All Different, the campaign encouraging Young transgender to TAKE CONTROL, MAKE DECISIONS was focused on linking EQUALITY IN DECISION MAKING.

January 11, 2008 - The conference will be held in Brasilia (DC) - Brazil.

January 07, 2008 - A controversial UNICEF-NACO manual on sex education is expected to come out with necessary changes by January 2008. The manual, however, will be put for field-testing before being distributed to the teachers. ''The review of the earlier manual is being carried out and the revised module will be out by January. However, we will put it for field testing to get the feedback of teachers and parents before publishing it,'' said NACO chief K Sujatha Rao. Views and opinions of teachers and parents will be registered on the NACO website.

December 15, 2007 - On 14 December 2007, Grupo Dignidade, a non-governmental lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans organization in Curitiba (southern Brazil), inaugurated the Prof. Dr. Luiz Mott Documentation Centre

December 12, 2007 - Task Force Pride (TFP) Philippines, a network of LGBT and LGBT-friendly groups and individuals that seek to promote positive visibility for the LGBT community, organizes the 2007 Manila Pride March

December 12, 2007 - Team Pilipinas works on the strengthening and promotion of human rights, sexual diversity and equality through sports, culture and recreation

November 21, 2007 - Join the 2007 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride March 8 December 2007. Assembly: 3:00 PM, Rajah Sulayman Park, Malate Manila

November 03, 2007 - Sex education

October 21, 2007 - In the end of September 2007, the Indian Parliament Member Kanimozhi spoke at a seminar in Chennai to underscore the need for initiatives for bringing the transgendered to the mainstream.

October 21, 2007 - The Parliamentary Committee on Petitions has decided to consult a cross-section of people for a national debate on the introduction of sex education in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated schools all over the country.

October 17, 2007 - Play with Asia Pacific neighbors Melbourne, come party with Team Pilipinas at BED this Saturday

October 10, 2007 - The Philippine Forum on Sports, Culture, Sexuality and Human Rights Team Pilipinas is currently coordinating participation of Filipina and Filipino heterosexuals and LGBTIQs in the inaugural Asia Pacific Outgames in Melbourne next year.

September 21, 2007 - Press Release by Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)

September 18, 2007 - Plan skirts touchy issues, offers tips on tricky situations

September 09, 2007 - Montgomery County - Groups opposed to the new sexual education curriculum in Montgomery County Public Schools are asking a Circuit Court judge to prevent controversial lessons on homosexuality from being taught until an appeal can be heard early next year

September 07, 2007 - The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) has released a report showing that ethnic and religious minorities face discrimination and disadvantage across European education systems.

September 07, 2007 - Pratibha Patil, India’s first female president, has vowed to eliminate the practice of aborting female foetuses and to empower women, who are often treated as second-class citizens.

September 06, 2007 - Director Parvez Sharma, producer Sandi DuBowski and Faisal Alam announce the world premiere of “A Jihad for Love” at The Toronto International Film Festival, September 6-16, 2007.

September 03, 2007 - As a new school year starts, the organisation SOS homophobie has published the results of a survey on schools which it says are “instructive”: “Yes, homophobia in schools is a reality. No, the national education system is not doing what it should to comba

August 13, 2007 - Allegations of misogyny and homophobia - University steps in to protect liberal values

August 10, 2007 - Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays, or PFOX, seud school

August 07, 2007 - A gay-rights group plans to protest the decision

August 06, 2007 - A major survey of Britain's secondary schools has revealed that almost two thirds of lesbian and gay pupils (156,000 children) have been victims of homophobic bullying.

August 06, 2007 - Social networking websites are seen by some teachers as the latest weapon of the school bully - prompting unions to call for them to be banned.

August 03, 2007 - The education minister has welcomed the proposals to tackle classroom bullying

August 03, 2007 - Sex abstinence programmes do not stop risky sexual behaviour

August 03, 2007 - The Netherlands is to step up pressure for gay rights in countries

August 01, 2007 - The Secretary for the Ministry of Higher Education, said that 'effeminate' men would not be able to become teachers in this country.

July 31, 2007 - The newly-appointed Children's Minister has strongly condemned anti-gay bullying and the casual use of homophobic language in schools.

July 26, 2007 - A collective of Polish teachers, psychologists and education specialists have published a national on-line petition in order to protest against new Polish Ministry of National Education guidelines in order to 'unify' education and schools in Poland.

July 13, 2007 - Citizen coalition launches protest against incorrect medical information and rejection of free choice of students.

June 27, 2007 - Authorities in the central state of Madhya Pradesh are planning to ban sales of Crezendo condoms, which have a “vibrating ring” in each pack.

June 25, 2007 - Nepal gets a gay beauty salon, which offers training to the local LGBT community as well.

May 16, 2007 - The number of reports of sexual abuse, sexual intimidation and physical and mental violence in schools has increased by 40 percent in the last academic year. This is shown by figures from the Dutch Education Service Inspectorate.

April 27, 2007 - According to a public survey undertaken by the psychotherapy institute A. T. Beck in Rome, 58% of gay teenagers in Italy have considered suicide at least once.

April 04, 2007 - Teachers in Geneva have been warned: if they had any ideas of raising their pupils’ awareness on the theme of intolerance, including homophobia, they could be accused of “homosexual propaganda”.

March 28, 2007 - For more than a month the Bilgi Rainbow LGBT Club, which was created by a group of about fifteen people, has been welcoming students from the Bilgi University in Istanbul. It is the first of its kind in the country.

March 08, 2007 - The Spanish bishops are resuming their pilgrimage to denounce the new citizenship subject which is to be taught in schools from the beginning of the next school year.

February 13, 2007 - A pilot project is currently under way in the province of Gauteng (north) to raise teachers’ and pupils’ awareness of homosexuality, the South African newspaper the Daily News has announced, as reported on the information website IOL.

January 02, 2007 - In Thailand if your hair is too long the teacher will cut a chunk out of it. A German pupil, Josephin Werner [16], [on a year’s exchange in Thailand], is still constantly surprised by the conventions at her Thai high school – even after two months there.

November 01, 2006 - A new teachers’ handbook on diversity in schools is now available to Walloon teaching staff. The handbook was compiled at the initiative of Ms Marie Arena, the Minister-President of the French Community of Belgium.