by Beth Holmes | Feb 28, 2022 | Bisexuality, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Power LGBT, Resources & Info, Science, Sexuality, Transgender
A Gallup poll published on Thursday shows that over 7% of adults in the United States identify as being under the LGBT+ umbrella, a new high. Gallup surveys of 12,416 adults in 2021 asked Americans to say if they identified as heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
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 admin | Nov 22, 2021 | Civil Rights, Equality, Human Rights, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT
Ghana is not a new battlefield for the fight over LGBT rights, but new developments have brought it to the fore. On November 10, 2021, the country had its first public hearings on a piece of proposed legislation which will, if passed, make it a crime simply to be gay,...
by Beth Holmes | May 10, 2021 | Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Resources & Info, Sexuality, Transgender
Matthew Verdun and his researchers at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology surveyed 175 gay and lesbian adults to investigate links between the support of their families and anxiety or depression. One of the major factors the study looked at was parental...
by admin | Jun 3, 2020 | Bisexuality, Equality, Featured, Gay and Lesbian, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Sexuality, Transgender
According to the global list kept by European Pride Organizers Association, nearly 500 LGBT events have been canceled this June, ordinarily the month when the community takes to the streets to be seen. Parades, parties, marches, coffee-house open mics and book clubs,...
