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 | Nov 25, 2020 | Arts, Entertainment, International, Transgender
Everything in Isabel Sandoval’s indie drama Lingua Franca matters.
From Christy Lemire’s review: “In telling the story of a woman who, like her, is a transgender Filipina, Sandoval encompasses not just the complicated issue of sexual identity but also...
by admin | Nov 13, 2020 | International, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Religion
In September this year in Naples, Maria Gaglione, 22, was murdered by her brother for dating a transgender man. In June in Pescara, two men were violently attacked and beaten by a gang for holding hands. Two men living together in Rome had their apartment invaded and...
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 | Aug 19, 2020 | Equality, Featured, Human Rights, International, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, News, Sexuality
Conversion Therapy, or therapy meant to alter one’s sexual orientation or gender identity, is a so-called treatment inflicted on LGBT people to allegedly make them straight and/or cisgender. Practitioners over the years have used techniques like aversion therapy...
by admin | Aug 12, 2020 | Featured, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Queer Community, Sexuality
“For gay men in China, desires for unity and familiar acceptance are unrealistic,” says Yang Yiliang, a Chinese artist in talking about one of his cut-paper pieces of art, a romantic portrait of two men titled “Paper Grooms.” He continues: “The paper is symbolic...
