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...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 11, 2023 | Equality, Homophobia, International, News, Power LGBT
The Black Eyed Peas play in Poland for New Year’s Eve, in a show of solidarity for the LGBT community. Poland’s relationship with its LGBT citizenry is rocky. While LGBT people have many legal rights and have since 1932, those rights are being eroded under...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 19, 2022 | Civil Rights, News, Politics, Racism
Puerto Rico may now hold their first binding referendum on independence, after a bill passed in the U.S. House on Thursday. The bill which passed offers Puerto Rican voters three choices to vote for – statehood, independence, or independence with free association. It...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 12, 2022 | Entertainment, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Power LGBT, Queer Community
A gay men’s choir celebrates the holidays in Colorado Springs, bringing back the light that the Club Q shooting quenched. Out Loud, a gay men’s choir founded in 2005, is part of a tradition of gay and lesbian choirs that goes back to the 1970s, San...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 28, 2022 | Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, LGBT community, News, Power LGBT
The Club Q shooting suspect has been identified by police, after five people were killed and 19 injured Saturday in the LGBTQ nightclub. Club Q describes itself as an adult-oriented gay and lesbian nightclub, and has long called itself a safe haven for the LGBTQ...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 21, 2022 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT
“We have the votes,” say Senate Democrats, about legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage in federal law. When the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade this June, the ruling set some unnerving precedents. There is no law in this country protecting...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 14, 2022 | Civil Rights, News, Politics, Religion, Women's Rights
Iran lawmakers seek ‘decisive’ punishments for protesters, already being killed by the hundreds for gathering to demand change. The widespread anti-government protests that began almost two months ago are a pushback against laws imposed and enforced by...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 7, 2022 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT
Partnership certificates aren’t same-sex marriage, but they’re a big step forward for Tokyo and Japan. Japan is the only country left in the G7 group which doesn’t yet recognize same-sex marriage. Most polling indicates the Japanese people are in...
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...
