Draft bill for gender identity recognition is inadequate, adviser says
The draft legislation for legal gender recognition to be approved by parliament is inadequate, the president’s advisor on diversity issues said on Monday. In an...
Costas Gavrielides
LGBT activist appointed president’s adviser for diversity
AcceptLGBT Cyprus’ Costas Gavrielides has been appointed as the president’s adviser for promoting multiculturalism, acceptance and respect for diversity, he announced on Wednesday. In a...
Akel leader pledges to push bill for gender-change registration
A bill which gives individuals the right to change their gender identity and discrimination faced by LGBT people, was at the centre of a meeting...
‘Simpler’ gender-change law by early next year
ACCEPT-LGBT Cyprus is optimistic that a bill introducing simpler procedures to change gender identity will be ready early next year, its chairman Costas Gavrielides said...
LGBTI community calls for simpler procedures to change gender identity
Simpler procedures to change gender identity and legally allowing gay couples to adopt are the next challenges for the island’s LGBTI community, which has seen...
First civil partnership to be signed, interest grows
By Annette Chrysostomou Two women will be the first to enter into formal civil partnerships in Cyprus on Friday January 29, it emerged on Wednesday....
Electricity a third cheaper
By Angelos Anastasiou THE Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) announced a seven per cent reduction in the price of electricity yesterday, with the price projected...
Laws from a bygone age
By Constantinos Psillides IN CASE you missed it over the last three weeks, Accept-LGBT Cyprus head Costas Gavrielides got into hot water with the police,...
Police defend shutting down trans exhibit
By Angelos Anastasiou Police on Saturday defended raiding a photo exhibition Greek trans and gay activist Paola Revenioti at the old Nicosia municipal market, and...
EAC hits back at criticism over 4.5 per cent levy
By Staff Reporter THE Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) said on Wednesday it had not acted lightly in its decision to charge interest of 4.5...
‘No request to supply electricity to the north’
By Stefanos Evripidou REPORTS yesterday surfaced that the Turkish Cypriot electricity authority was looking to buy electricity from the government-controlled areas to feed its increased...
Cyprus to have its first Gay Pride parade
By Constantinos Psillides Cyprus first-ever Gay Pride parade will be held in Nicosia on May 31 and it will be part of the 15-day-long Cyprus Pride Festival,...
Still no human rights for LGBT people
By Stefanos Evripidou AS THE world marked Human Rights Day yesterday, civil rights group ACCEPT-LGBT lamented the “sad and paradoxical” fact that discussions were still...
AKEL appeals to EAC to not to cut power to anyone over Christmas
AKEL Secretary General Andros Kyprianou has asked the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) to ensure that no power cuts to homes in Cyprus are made...
Power cuts ‘normal’, not a cash saving tactic
By Bejay Browne POWER CUTS over the weekend were due to a fault with generators at the Vassilikos power station and not part of a...