Vatican defends intervention over Italy anti-homophobia law
Vatican CityReuters The Vatican on Thursday defended a request for changes to a draft law in Italy aimed at combating homophobia, saying it was not an interference in another country’s domestic affairs and was not seeking to block it. The Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said the draft law was too “vague and […]
PM Draghi defends Italy from Vatican objections to LGBT law
Milan, ItalyAP Premier Mario Draghi defended the independence of Italy’s parliament on Wednesday in the face of formal objections by the Vatican to a proposed law that would extend additional discrimination protections to the LGBT community. “Ours is a secular country,” Draghi said in an address to the Senate. “Therefore, it is not a religious […]
SIGHT-SEEING: SALT AND THE POLITICALLY CORRECT THING – A STUDY IN POLITICAL LINGUISTICS, PART II
In the second part of a two-part article, BRUCE C WEARNE looks at the use of the word ‘phobia’ in shutting down public debates…
Let boys wear tutus, girls wear superhero cloaks, says Church of England
Thomson Reuters Foundation From tiaras to tutus, firemen’s helmet and superhero cloaks, boys and girls should wear what they want without conforming to gender stereotypes, the Church of England said on Monday, in a bid to combat homophobic bullying in schools. The church said schools should be a safe haven for play and exploration, and […]