by Beth Holmes | Sep 23, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gender, Human Rights, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Transgender adults worry about finding housing and community as they age, in these unfriendly times. Thirty-three out of fifty states have introduced anti-trans legislation in the past year, from laws concerning who can access gender-affirming care to who can use...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 20, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Sexuality
Malaysia’s new morality law prohibits the wearing of any “LGBTQ related” products, and even a rainbow watch could land you in jail. In Malaysia, homosexuality is a crime punishable by high fines and long prison terms – as long as 20 years. It has historically...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 14, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gender, Health, Homophobia, Human Rights, Intersex, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Transgender
How many people are affected by the recent waves of GOP-led anti-LGBTQ+ legislation? The data is not usually part of their lawmaking. In the past three years at least 21 states have passed laws targeting gender-affirming care for transgender people, or making it...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 26, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT, Sexuality
An apology has been given by Rishi Sunak for the awful historical treatment of LGBT veterans in the British military. Until 2000, it was illegal to be gay in the British military. The justification at the time was “maintenance of operational effectiveness and...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 10, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT
Japan passes an “LGBT understanding” bill, in an incremental step forward for the queer Japanese community. Japan is the only G7 nation with no legal protection for same-sex unions, except for local city-specific laws which offer limited rights to civil unions. They...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 29, 2023 | Civil Rights, Education, Homophobia, International, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Power LGBT, Religion, Transgender
A New Zealand teacher has been banned from teaching after refusing to respect the name and pronouns of a transgender student. The teacher, whose name has been withheld from the media, taught math in high school, and was reported in February by a 14-year-old student....
