by Beth Holmes | Mar 26, 2021 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, Science
On June 23, 2021, the Bank of England will celebrate the 109th birthday of Alan Turing, the English mathematician, by putting his face on the new £50 note. Turing’s codebreaking skills were instrumental to the victory of WWII and to the early days of compute...
by admin | Dec 30, 2020 | Equality, Featured, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, International, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Sexuality
China has not yet legalized same-sex marriage, and same-sex sexual relations have only been legal since the late 1990s. Same-sex households have no legal protections, and can’t adopt children. Public opinion is moving from a very broad sort of ‘don’t...
by admin | Dec 9, 2020 | Equality, Gay and Lesbian, LGBTQIA+, Politics
For the most part, the European Union appears to be sitting back and watching as member nations like Poland and Hungary become increasingly hostile to their LGBT citizens, under the control of far-right political parties. The EU defunded Polish cities which have...
by admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, LGBTQIA+, Power LGBT, Sexuality
When Charmaine McGuffey worked in the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio, she was the first female major that force had ever had. While there, she worked on reforming the county jail and did wonders with it. She also went through a hellish amount of...
by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Bisexuality, Education, Featured, Gay and Lesbian, Health, International, Intersex, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, News, Politics, Queer Community, Sexuality, Transgender
“Today’s children and young people are growing up in an increasingly complex world and living their lives seamlessly on and offline. This presents many positive and exciting opportunities, but also challenges and risks. In this environment, children and young people...
by admin | Jul 29, 2020 | Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Sexuality
Mohamad al-Bokari fled Yemen last year after threats were made to his life over his sexuality. Yemen criminalizes consensual sexual activity, with penalties ranging from whipping and prison (if unmarried) to death (if either man is married to a woman). Unfortunately,...
