by Beth Holmes | May 2, 2022 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Sexuality, Transgender
The Russian LGBT Network, Russia’s largest LGBTQ rights group, has been shut down by Russian court for allegedly accepting foreign aid for political activities. Back in February, the Russian government attempted to force a liquidation of the Russian LGBT Network...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 25, 2022 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Sexuality
Qatar must suspend their anti-LGBT laws during the World Cup at the very least, says the head of Norwegian soccer. Lise Klaveness is a lawyer, the president of the Norwegian Football Federation, and a former commentator for the Men’s World Cup. She’s also...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 21, 2022 | Civil Rights, Gender, Homophobia, Human Rights, Intersex, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Transgender
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is being sued over birth certificates, in a case crucial to trans and non-binary Oklahomans. In November 2021, Oklahoma Governor Stitt issued an executive order to direct the state to cease issuing birth certificates with a nonbinary...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 7, 2022 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Religion, Sexuality, Transgender, Women's Rights
LGBT Ukrainians fight for a country that disdains them, because Russia is certainly worse. Ukraine decriminalized same-sex sexual activity in the 1990s and allows trans people over 25 to legally change their gender, allows LGBT people to serve in the military and...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 14, 2022 | Civil Rights, Education, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Sexuality, Transgender
Religious schools in Australia may soon be stopped from punishing students for their sexuality or gender identity. Scott Morrison, the Australian Prime Minster, is fairly right-wing, so it came as a surprise when he promised last Thursday to stop faith-based schools...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 7, 2022 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, International, News, Politics, Racism, Religion
An Uyghur man has been sentenced to death in China for printing textbooks featuring scenes of Uyghur history. Sattar Sawut is a Uyghur official in the Xinjiang Education Department. The textbooks in question were published in 2009. At the time, none of their content...
