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 | Dec 13, 2021 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, Health, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Religion, Science, Sexuality, Transgender
Conversion therapy without full consent has been banned in Canada, after a unanimous vote in the House of Commons. So called ‘conversion therapy’ is a suite of practices meant to “cure” someone of same-sex attraction or gender nonconformity. Worldwide,...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 6, 2021 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, Health, Human Rights, International, Intersex, LGBT community, News, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Science, Transgender
Fertility treatment, as part of state-fund medical care, is considered a right in Spain. And for the first time, that right has been extended to lesbians, transgender, and nonbinary people. Most of the European Union has legalized same-sex marriages, but laws...
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 13, 2021 | Homophobia, Religion, Transgender
Mark Robinson, the Republican lieutenant governor of North Carolina, is facing calls for his resignation after a series of bigoted and hateful comments he made about gay and transgender people at a speaking engagement in June. “There’s no reason anybody anywhere...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 28, 2021 | Civil Rights, Gender, Health, Human Rights, Intersex, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Transgender
The federal judges of two states have now blocked laws that would have prevented trans youth from seeking gender-confirming treatments and playing sports. In Arkansas, U.S. District Judge Jay Moody temporarily blocked a new law that would have gone into effect July...
