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BBC announces Presenter, Ben Hunte as the first LGBT correspondent
Award-winning Journalist and Correspondent for BBC WhatsNew — an thrilling weekly TV programme by the BBC for new people in Africa — Ben Hunte was recently announced as the new (and first) LGBT correspondent for the BBC.
The news of his appointment was distributed on the BBC’s official website and twitter handle on Thursday, 13th December 2018. According to the official statement by the BBC, Ben will report on the stories, issues and debates surrounding sexuality and gender and focus on providing insight and analysis on matters affecting the LGBT community in the UK.
In response to the announcement, Ben Hunte tweeted, “Dreams come true! So excited to procure started as the BBC’s first LGBT Correspondent and say some important stories 🌈”
This isn’t Ben’s first time of covering the LGBT community. In Summer 2017, Ben presented his own series of LGBT-themed programmes on BBC Radio 4 and 4 Extra. “The Ben Hunte Interviews” was a key part of the BBC’s “Gay Britannia” coverage, and he featured guests such as Paul O’Grady and Stephen K Amos.
Ben Hunte is a graduate from the University of Nott
Mississippi wedding venue refuses interracial pair over owner's Christian faith
A US interracial couple was turned away by a wedding venue because the owner said their union went against her Christian opinions, video shows.
The footage was filmed at Boone's Camp Event Hall in Booneville, Mississippi, by the groom's sister who met the woman about the rejection.
During the exchange the owner says the decision was because we "don't do gay weddings or mixed race".
The owner apologised in a now-deleted Facebook post.
The video was first reported by website Deep South Voice, and quickly went viral on social media.
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before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.LaKambria Welch said her brother and his companion were first told in an email the venue was not prepared to host the event. So Ms Welch went down in person to find out more.
"First of all, we don't do gay weddings or mixed race," says a lady in a grey shirt, identified as the venue's owner by US media.
Isle of Man convicted homosexual men 'could be pardoned'
Men convicted of historical homosexual offences could be pardoned and "revenge porn" outlawed in a shake-up of Manx sexual offence laws.
The government has asked people for their views on a wide-range of issues in a consultation.
Under the proposed changes, homosexual men convicted of queer offences before laws against homosexuality were scrapped could be pardoned.
The increasing utilize of smart phones in sexual crimes is also being debated.
Police said there was an increasing exploit of mobile phone technology and social media to "humiliate, control and threaten" victims, particularly teenagers.
In his annual report, Chief Constable Gary Roberts said sexual crimes were "causing the most harm" on the island.
The consultation will look for views on:
- The pardoning and removal of criminal records relating to consensual homosexuality
- Updating the definition of consent
- Reviewing sentences
- Addressing "image-based" abuse
- Modernising legislation relating to pornography and obscene publications
- Potential jail sentences for naming victims of sexual cri
Respect for Marriage Act: Why interracial marriage is also in the law
Getty ImagesThe bill also marks an important turning point in the decades-long process to protect interracial marriage.
After passing the Senate and the House earlier, the Respect for Marriage Act is now law.
The act requires the federal government to recognise the validity of all marriages - including between LGBT and same-sex couples - conducted in states where they are legal.
It's been 55 years since a US Supreme Court ruling first made interracial marriage legal in every declare, but it was not protected by federal law until now. Recent remarks by a justice of the foremost court had caused some concerns that gay marriage and interracial marriage could be overturned by a possible future court ruling.
The newest push to codify the right to gay and interracial marriage into regulation came after the conservative-dominated Supreme Court in June overturned the constitutional right to abortion, which had been legal nationwide for four decades.
Justice Clarence Thomas, writing his opinion in the abortion case, Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization, called into question the legality of