by Beth Holmes | May 29, 2023 | Gender, International, News, Power LGBT, Transgender
Marie McGowan, an old woman with dementia was violently attacked, beaten, and her head slammed in a trash bin because a man thought she was a trans woman. Alex Bailey, 30, attacked Marie McGowan, 86, in the early hours of the morning on September 1st, 2022, after she...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 24, 2023 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT
Xavier Bettel castigated Hungary in the European Union’s parliament on Wednesday, over gay rights. Hungary, despite being a member state of the EU and having agreed to follow their inclusive laws, has been seeking to curtail discussions of homosexuality in...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 20, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Religion, Sexuality, Transgender
Uganda has another anti-LGBT bill in the works, despite same-sex relations already being heavily illegal in the conservative East African nation. In 2014, Ugandan lawmakers, under the urging of a few American lobbyists, passed a bill that imposed life imprisonment as...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 6, 2023 | Equality, Human Rights, International, Intersex, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
‘Horrifying,’ treatment for transgender people goes all the way to the top, as they seek legislation to make transition easier. Gwendolyn Herzig was one of several speakers who addressed Arkansas lawmakers over a bill restricting gender-affirming care for...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 27, 2023 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT
A South Korea court has recognized the rights of same-sex couples for the first time, in a promising move forward. So Seong Wook and Kim Yongmin held a marriage ceremony for themselves in 2019, but South Korea does not officially recognize same-sex marriage. Kim...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 13, 2023 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT
Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, has fired one of his aides over public anti-LGBT remarks. In the conservative country, it’s worthy of note. Masayoshi Arai, an economy and trade official in Kishida’s staff, made several remarks last Friday that...
