Julian Assange’s wife revealed over the weekend that he suffered a stroke during an appeal hearing on October 27th in Belmarsh Prison. From The Daily Mail: Julian Assange has had a stroke in Belmarsh Prison, his fiancee Stella Moris revealed last night. The WikiLeaks publisher, 50, who is being held on remand in the maximum-security jail while fighting extradition to America, was left with a... 

A recently published U.N. report on ‘freedom of religion’ argues that it is a vital part of respecting the rights of women and people who identify as LGBT that they are able to belong to a ‘faith of their choice’ without being ‘discriminated against’ for their ‘right’ to abortion and LGBT lifestyle: The report goes on to claim that international law may recognize “the right of those... 

YouTube star and fashion blogger Dina Torkia has received a wave of abusive and offensive comments on social media since she stopped wearing a hijab, the Daily Mail reports. Dina, who has more than a million followers on Instagram, said she had made a ‘personal decision to wear it when I want to’. In a video called The Bad, The Worse And The Ugly she reads out the torrent of abuse she has received... 

A cross-discipline study has challenged the belief that human sexuality and gender identity are determined by biology and remain fixed, saying that there is no scientific proof of this. The study cautioned against drastic medical treatment for transgender children. The notion that sexual orientation is predetermined by biology is an important part of the current LGBT discourse. If a person has no... 

Last week, ex-Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey warned that same-sex marriage sets a precedent that could lead to polygamy, warning of “unintended consequences” according to a BBC article. Some may say that he and others are over worrying concerning allowing homosexuals and lesbians to be recognized legally as married. Yet the ex-Archbishop raises possibly a valid concern. The report states... 

In the wake of an Australian investigation into cosmetics’ brands and inaccurate information provided to consumers, Humane Society International urges companies to join forces with its global campaign Be Cruelty-Free and end animal testing. An investigation by Australian consumer watchdog group Choice appears to show representatives of major cosmetics brands such as Lancome, Dior, Clarins and...