by Beth Holmes | Jun 13, 2022 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion
Digital targeting is a risk LGBT people in Egypt and the Middle East run when using social media right now, according to Human Rights Watch. Since 2017, the Egyptian government has cracked down hard on any public displays of being LGBT. As of October 2017, there had...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 10, 2022 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community
Senegalese lawmakers are working on a law update that would double prison sentences for those found guilty of same-sex sexual activities. Gay sex is already a crime in Senegal, with a sentence of up to five years in prison. The country doesn’t recognize same-sex...
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 | Aug 30, 2021 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, News, Politics, Religion
Stonings have been approved by a Taliban judge for gay men in Afghanistan, making many fear for their lives. When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s, homosexuality was a capital crime, and there were hundreds of reports of executions of gay men–although...
