LGBTQIA World News Roundup

By Tricia Boucher

Questions over shooting of gay man with links to Trinidad judge

The married Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, Ivor Archie, is being investigated for his relationship with a man, Dillon Johnson.  Johnson has fled to the United Kingdom and is now seeking asylum because he fears for his life.

Israel to Deport LGBT Asylum Seekers to Rwanda, Uganda Despite Likely Persecution

The Population, Immigration, and Border Authority of Israel refused to add LGBT persons to the list of people who can’t be deported.  LGBT persons are mistreated in Israel but will face far worse persecution at the hands of the Rwandan and Ugandan governments.

Sydney stages 40th anniversary Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

See photos of the 40th anniversary of the first Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.  It’s a different world than 1978, where the parade marchers were cornered and beaten by police.

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