The New Democratic Party in Manitoba, Canada has passed an anti-bullying bill requiring schools to accommodate gay-straight alliances, as well as clubs promoting equality between students of different genders, races, and abilities.
Bill 18 was passed during the closing session of the legislature on Friday, bringing its 86-day run to a close.
More than 300 Manitobans spoke at public hearings on the bill.
Russia: Viral video allegedly shows gay student beaten, stripped, and raped with bottle at gunpoint
A series of short clips currently circulating on the social media service WhatsApp reportedly show a student in Russia being forced to admit he is gay at gunpoint, then being stripped, beaten, and raped with a bottle by a gang of anti-gay “vigilantes.”
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported that the videos show a terrified Uzbek student breaking down in tears as