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 | Jan 30, 2023 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT, Sexuality
A new crackdown of anti-LGBT sentiment in Russia is sending refugees out of the country. In December, the Russian Parliament expanded their previous law against ‘LGBT propaganda’ to ban any positive depictions of same-sex relationships at all. Its original...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 24, 2022 | Education, Homophobia, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Sexuality, Transgender
A youth poll has found that LGBT schoolchildren report less support and more hostility from teachers as well as classmates. GLSEN is a national organization working on methods to support safe schools. They conduct a survey each year called the National School Climate...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 12, 2022 | Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Power LGBT, Racism, Sexuality, Transgender, Women's Rights
KiwiFarms has been dropped by its second provider in two days, leaving the pro-stalking site looking for a new host. DdoS-Guard, the site’s short-time home, says they rarely close private sites under their hosting. Usually, they only do so in light of a court...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 15, 2022 | Arts, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, Homophobia, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Resources & Info, Sexuality, Transgender
A Michigan library has been defunded by popular vote, because they wouldn’t censor LGBT books for teenagers. The Patmos Library in Jamestown Township, west Michigan, isn’t large. Their annual operating budget is under a quarter million dollars, and they...
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...
