by Beth Holmes | Nov 12, 2021 | Featured, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, LGBT community, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community
The USNS Harvey Milk was launched this Saturday, the first navy vessel named after a gay veteran. Harvey Milk was a diving officer for the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He served about the submarine rescue ship USS Kittiwake, diving to rescue trapped service men in...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 11, 2021 | Featured, Homophobia, International, LGBT community, News, Politics
The Rainbow Hub in Sofia, Bulgaria, was the site of a violent mob attack on October 30, and it may have included a candidate for the country’s president. Not as a victim–but as a perpetrator. The Rainbow Hub, set in an apartment block, is a center for the...
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....
by Beth Holmes | Oct 5, 2021 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion
So-called LGBT-Free zones were repealed by vote in four major regions of Poland this week, but don’t get too excited. In 2019, over 100 Polish regions passed anti-LGBT resolutions, many of them going so far as to declare themselves LGBT-Free zones. Most of the...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 28, 2021 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, News, Politics, Power LGBT
Switzerland, one of only a few countries in Western Europe that doesn’t yet have gay marriage, voted on its “Marriage for All” referendum on Sunday, September 29. Nearly two-thirds of voters approved the referendum. Switzerland has recognized same-sex civil...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 30, 2021 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, News, Politics, Religion
Stonings have been approved by a Taliban judge for gay men in Afghanistan, making many fear for their lives. When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s, homosexuality was a capital crime, and there were hundreds of reports of executions of gay men–although...
