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 | Mar 13, 2023 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Governor Walz has signed an executive order protecting the rights of LGBTQ people in Minnesota to receive gender affirming health care, striking back against other states restricting those rights. “We want every Minnesotan to grow up feeling safe, valued, protected,...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 6, 2023 | Equality, Human Rights, International, Intersex, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
‘Horrifying,’ treatment for transgender people goes all the way to the top, as they seek legislation to make transition easier. Gwendolyn Herzig was one of several speakers who addressed Arkansas lawmakers over a bill restricting gender-affirming care for...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 27, 2023 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT
A South Korea court has recognized the rights of same-sex couples for the first time, in a promising move forward. So Seong Wook and Kim Yongmin held a marriage ceremony for themselves in 2019, but South Korea does not officially recognize same-sex marriage. Kim...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 22, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gender, Human Rights, Intersex, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Science, Transgender
Gender-affirming care for anyone under 18 is now banned in South Dakota, forcing trans kids to detransition without medical help. Last week, South Dakota’s very red state senate passed House Bill 1080, which bans any gender-affirming care, including puberty...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 13, 2023 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT
Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, has fired one of his aides over public anti-LGBT remarks. In the conservative country, it’s worthy of note. Masayoshi Arai, an economy and trade official in Kishida’s staff, made several remarks last Friday that...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 6, 2023 | Civil Rights, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT, Racism
Ron DeSantis is blaming ‘queer theory’ for the education department’s rejection of an AP African American Studies course. Earlier this month, Florida’s Department of Education refused to allow an AP African American Studies course to be...
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 | Jan 23, 2023 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
A Scottish gender bill is the center of what some are calling an attack on the authority of the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish gender bill is intended to make it easier for people to change their legal gender, an important step for many transgender or...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 16, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Human Rights, International
Hindu leader Mohan Bhagwat is speaking out in support of the LGBT community, days before an important ruling on same-sex marriage is due. Mohan Bhagwat is the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a political party and part of the Bharatiya Janata Party...
