by admin | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured, News
Since the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, the LGBTQ+ community has reason to be concerned. For one, just take a look at the people Trump has been considering for his cabinet; they are all notably anti-LGBTQ+. On the...
by admin | Oct 25, 2016 | Featured
A recent 160-page U.N. report on human rights includes a section on LGBTQ+ rights. The report includes steps on how to address hate crimes and acts of discrimination. While things are certainly getting better here in the United States, it’s easy to forget that...
by admin | Jul 15, 2016 | Equality, News
While it may seem totally revolutionary, the Internet is doing what media has always done. Like the printing press before it, the Internet makes information easier to store, access, and own. It’s just an upgraded version of books and newspapers, really. But that idea...
by admin | Feb 22, 2016 | Human Rights, International, LGBTQIA+
On February 4th, 2016, the United Nations released a set of six new stamps to promote UN Free & Equal, the ongoing UN push for LGBT equality. The stamps, featuring pictures of gay and lesbian couples, queer families, and a trans woman, are the first set on this...
by admin | Oct 1, 2015 | Equality, International, Intersex, News
Recently, the United Nations held its first ever hearing to address human rights violations against intersex people. The term intersex refers to people who are born with ambiguous genitalia or other sex characteristics that prevent them from neatly fitting into the...
