In 1989, Denmark was the first country in the world to allow civil unions for same-sex couples. Many other countries and jurisdictions have since followed and moved even further. Today, seven countries and seven jurisdictions allow same-sex marriages. Denmark is definitely no longer in the lead. But this might only be a matter of time! A number of bills on marriage equality are scheduled to be read and debated in Parliament on 26 March. We will be arranging the handing out of petition forms at different schools around the city. If you would like to help out, please e-mail info@blus.dk. In the mean time, please show your support by signing the online petition – and make sure you ask friends and family to sign it too!
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The biannual general assembly of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth and Student Organization (IGLYO) took place this weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland. 60 delegates from LGBTQ youth and student organizations were gathered to review and discuss the past, present and future of IGLYO. The event was hosted by LGBT Youth Scotland and as a member of IGLYO, BLUS was represented at the meeting.
On Thursday 26th of November a group of LGBTQ activists will be kissing against the Lithuanian government and their homophobic legislation through a public kiss-in in front of the parliament.
The public kissing is organized as a demonstration against the state homophobia which is violating the human rights of LGBTQ people in Lithuania. The event was organized by ANSO – Association of Nordic and Pol-Balt LGBTQ Student Organizations, in cooperation with Lithuanian LGBTQ activists.
Lithuania has long been known as one of the most homophobic and biphobic countries in Europe but the situation will get dramatically worse when the new legislation for The Law on the Protection of Minors against Detrimental Effect of Public Information comes into effect in March 2010.
Says Anthony Holm, Danish board member of ANSO and BLUS. Continue reading ‘Kissing Against Homophobia’
The program for this year’s CGLFF is out and tickets are on sale! To celebrate, BLUS will be hosting two related events in October. On Tuesday 6 October CGLFF will pay a visit to Studenterhuset to present the program and show clips from some of the movies on this year. Also, after the showing of the movie Pedro on Tuesday 20 October in Cinemateket (hang on to your ticket – it’s worth a beer!), we will keep the doors to Studenterhuset open late for post-movie drinks with all your BLUS friends. Get your tickets for Pedro and the other great movies here.
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Som du nok ved holder BLUS årsmøde på tirsdag, og her skal der blandt andet vælges en ny bestyrelse. Da ikke alle fra den afgående bestyrelse ønsker genopstilling, har vi brug for nye kandidater. Så hvis du har lyst til at være med til at forme BLUS’ fremtid, er det nu du skal slå til! Brænder du for at arbejde med studenterpolitik med et LGBT-perspektiv, eller er det dig, der skal arrangere BLUS’ næste brag af en fest? Er du glad for tal og har lyst til at styre BLUS’ finanser, eller er du computernørden der skal stå for driften af BLUS’ hjemmeside? Måske er du brandgod til at kommunikere på skrift eller røgsignaler, eller måske har du lyst til deltage i internationalt arbejde i fællesskab med BLUS’ søsterorganisationer? Muligheder er uendelige!
Det spiller ingen rolle, om du har erfaring med foreningsarbejde, blot du har lyst til at være med!
Har du spørgsmål til ovenstående, eller er du i tvivl om BLUS er noget for dig, så skriv endelig til os på info@blus.dk.
Vi glæder os til at se dig til årsmødet på tirsdag og håber at du vil overveje at stille op!
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