by admin | Oct 21, 2020 | gay, homophobia, lesbian, LGBTQ, Power LGBT, Sexuality, story
When Charmaine McGuffey worked in the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio, she was the first female major that force had ever had. While there, she worked on reforming the county jail and did wonders with it. She also went through a hellish amount of...
by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Bisexual, Education, family, Featured, gay, Health, International, Intersex, lesbian, LGBT, LGBT Youth, LGBTQ Youth, News, Politics, queer, same-sex marriage, Sexuality, trans, 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, LGBT Youth, LGBTQ, 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, LGBT 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...
by admin | Jul 29, 2020 | gay, homophobia, Human Rights, LGBTQ, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Sexuality
Mohamad al-Bokari fled Yemen last year after threats were made to his life over his sexuality. Yemen criminalizes consensual sexual activity, with penalties ranging from whipping and prison (if unmarried) to death (if either man is married to a woman). Unfortunately,...
by admin | Jul 10, 2020 | Equality, Featured, gay, homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBTQ, News, Sexuality
In Chechnya, the law states that “sodomy” or anal sex is a capital crime, with a first and second offense being punished by caning and a third offense by death, by means which include stoning or decapitation. It sounds like a law of antiquity, but it was actually...
