by Beth Holmes | Oct 17, 2022 | Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT
Italy changes the game for LGBT rights right before their new far-right government takes the reins. On September 25, the Brothers of Italy party won an election which allowed them to seat a new prime minister. The party, which political experts describe as...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 10, 2022 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Kharkiv had its pride parade, stepping over bomb damage in the streets as the LGBT population of Ukraine worried about what will come next. Ukraine doesn’t recognize any kind of same-sex union, bans same-sex couples from adopting, refused to back an EU domestic...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 1, 2022 | Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Sexuality, Transgender
Christopher Street Day in Berlin saw 350,000 or more people turn out for LGBTQ rights and pride. Christopher Street Day is what Germany and Switzerland call their Pride Parade. It’s named for the street on which the Stonewall Inn stands in New York City, where...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 18, 2022 | Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Religion
Homophobic Russian law to be expanded, if current lawmakers have their way. Russia passed their existing law targeting “gay propaganda” in 2013. It bans any “promotion” of homosexuality or transgenderism to minors, with a vague definition of promotion that has been...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 11, 2022 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion
Death by stoning is the sentence for three men convicted of ‘engaging in homosexuality’ in Nigeria, just two weeks after their arrest. The state of Bauchi in northern Nigeria is under Sharia court law. While a regular criminal court handles matters like...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 13, 2022 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion
Digital targeting is a risk LGBT people in Egypt and the Middle East run when using social media right now, according to Human Rights Watch. Since 2017, the Egyptian government has cracked down hard on any public displays of being LGBT. As of October 2017, there had...
