by Beth Holmes | Oct 31, 2022 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Transgender
Qatar police are detaining and abusing LGBT people, according to a Human Rights Watch report released in advance of the World Cup next month. Homosexuality has been illegal for men in Qatar since before it was Qatar, which made their selection to host the 2022 FIFA...
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 | 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 | 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 29, 2022 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Vietnam has declared homosexuality “not a disease” and banned conversion therapy in a single move, in a landmark victory for LGBTQ citizens of the conservative country. In early August, the Vietnamese health ministry issued a dispatch that outlined five new primary...
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...
