by Beth Holmes | Jan 10, 2022 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community
Senegalese lawmakers are working on a law update that would double prison sentences for those found guilty of same-sex sexual activities. Gay sex is already a crime in Senegal, with a sentence of up to five years in prison. The country doesn’t recognize same-sex...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 20, 2021 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Sexuality
Chile has just moved marriage equality forward by an overwhelming majority vote in Parliament, a landmark in the Catholic country. The LGBT community in Chile has been pushing for marriage rights for years as other countries around the world have taken up the cause....
by Beth Holmes | Dec 13, 2021 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, Health, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Religion, Science, Sexuality, Transgender
Conversion therapy without full consent has been banned in Canada, after a unanimous vote in the House of Commons. So called ‘conversion therapy’ is a suite of practices meant to “cure” someone of same-sex attraction or gender nonconformity. Worldwide,...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 6, 2021 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, Health, Human Rights, International, Intersex, LGBT community, News, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Science, Transgender
Fertility treatment, as part of state-fund medical care, is considered a right in Spain. And for the first time, that right has been extended to lesbians, transgender, and nonbinary people. Most of the European Union has legalized same-sex marriages, but laws...
by admin | Nov 22, 2021 | Civil Rights, Equality, Human Rights, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT
Ghana is not a new battlefield for the fight over LGBT rights, but new developments have brought it to the fore. On November 10, 2021, the country had its first public hearings on a piece of proposed legislation which will, if passed, make it a crime simply to be gay,...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 22, 2021 | Business, Civil Rights, Entertainment, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Sexuality, Transgender
MTV is taking a stand for gay rights in Hungary, according to CEO Chris McCarthy. Back in 2019, MTV brokered a deal to hold its 2021 Europe Music Awards in Hungary. The long lead time is not usual; these things take a considerable amount of time to plan and execute....
