Entries from Byline Portal tagged with 'Gay Rights'
South Korean Anti-Discrimination Law Faces Conservative Pushback
by Lee Yoo Eun, Global Voices, Netherlands - South Korean conservative groups are mounting a fierce resistance to a proposed anti-discrimination law in South Korea that would prohibit discrimination based on based on religion, political ideology, or sexual orientation....
Murder and Threats Can’t Stop Fight for Gay Rights in Uganda
by Coralie Tripier, IPS, Italy - In Uganda, like in many sub-Saharan African countries, same-sex relationships are illegal and punishable by incarceration in prison for up to 14 years, legislation that is supported by a majority of Ugandans and influenced...
Gay Pride Is Kosher in Ra’anana, as Long as It Stays ‘Modest'?
by Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz, Israel - Try as one might to freeze time, the winds of change will blow anyway and some circumstances force a politician to stand up and show us what they are made of....
Being Gay in St. Petersburg Gets Even Harder
by Claire Bigg, Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic - Many fear a new law in St. Petersburg banning the propaganda of homosexuality among minors heralds a return to repressive Soviet-era measures against Russia's already marginalized homosexual community....
The Non-Case against Gay Parenting
by Jill Filipovic, Guardian, UK - This methodologically suspect study is a rearguard effort to arm opponents of same-sex marriage, but it doesn't stand scrutiny....
Gay Protests Fuel Debates on Russia’s Human Rights Record
by Marina Darmaros, Russian Beyond the Headlines, Russia - Less than a week after Russia came in for criticism on the state of human rights in the country from both Amnesty International and the U.S. Department of State, another gay...
Same-Sex Marriage Brings Healing to Me—and My Tribe
by Madeline Ostrander, Yes!, USA - Heather Purser set out to win gay marriage rights within the Suquamish Tribe and found herself on a personal journey toward self-acceptance....
The Perils of Being LGBT in Italy
by Michelle Tarnopolsky, Maclean's, Canada - “The problem is the Vatican addresses not only the faithful but all citizens, and especially politicians. They want what they consider sinful to be illegal. So, unlike other nations, there is no law that...
Remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day
by Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Department of State, USA - Beginning in 1947, delegates from six continents devoted themselves to drafting a declaration that would enshrine the fundamental rights and freedoms of people everywhere. In the aftermath of World War...
Colombian LGBT Community Faces Widespread Intolerance
by Susan Abad, Latin America Press, Peru - “Not only does intolerance, lack of respect for freedom, to live and let live, persist in society, but the police, government officials and state bodies are the ones who stand in the...
Safeguarding against Complex Discrimination
by Linn Stalsberg, Kilden, Norway - When a black lesbian is passed by at the workplace, is that a case of discrimination against women? Of gay people? Or because of her race? Or a stereotype that the three elements create...
Silver Lining for Indonesia's Gay and Lesbian Community
by Prodita Sabarini, The Jakarta Post, Indonesia - Indonesia's LGBT and liberal human rights groups are slowly working to fight the stigma of a lewd, mentally disordered lot attached to the LGBT community....
Brazil: Despite Historic Victory, Gay Rights Struggle Far from Over
by Fabiana Frayssinet, IPS, Italy - Although gay rights organisations in Brazil are celebrating a historic triumph, legal recognition of civil unions by the Supreme Court, they say the struggle is far from over....
Brazil: Internet Users Commemorate Legal Recognition of Gay Civil Unions
by Paula Góes, Global Voices, Netherlands - Brazil's Supreme Court recognized civil unions for same-sex couples [pt]. In a unanimous decision, the justices stated that stable homosexual couples merit the same rights and obligations that Brazilian legislation grants to heterosexual...
Cuba Launches a Month-Long Offensive against Homophobia
by Dalia Acosta, IPS, Italy - LGBT social networks and experts with Cuba's National Sex Education Centre (CENESEX) announced Tuesday that events surrounding the Day Against Homophobia will last a month this year in this Caribbean island nation....
Gay Women in Thailand Gradually Push Boundaries
by Jocelyn Gecker, Canadian Press, Canada - When she initially pitched the idea for Thailand's first lesbian movie, it was quickly shot down. Producers called the premise distasteful and said movie viewers would find the story line disgusting. After scrounging...
My Life as a Gay Ugandan
by Kasha Jacqueline, Pambazuka, Kenya - In January, a judge ruled in favour of a group of gay individuals stating that all Ugandans, regardless of their sexual orientation, have a right to privacy and dignity....
Free Sanitary Pads Won’t Stop Violence against Women
by Glenda Muzenda, Pambazuka, Kenya - Tough measures to tackle gender-based violence are more important to South African women than government distribution of free sanitary pads....
To the Gay Community: Now That You Can Join the Military, Please Don’t!
by Medea Benjamin, Common Dreams, USA - We can work together to help young people--gay and straight--find careers that won't kill them, maim them, destroy them psychologically, or cause them to do harm to others....
Gay Black Church: Radically Inclusive and Spirit-Filled
by Lisa Webster, Religion Dispatches, USA - "If we’re going to really have a conversation about civil rights, and marriage rights, and equal rights for same gender loving and transgender people, we have to go back further in history and...
Gay Magazine 'Mithly' Debuts in Morocco
by Imane Belhaj, Magharebia, Morocco/USA - Despite Islamist hostility and a restrictive legal climate, homosexuals in Morocco are publishing a magazine that covers issues in their community and beyond....
African Homophobia has Complex Roots
by Madeleine Bunting. The Guardian, UK - Homophobia is rife in Africa, but to combat it we must understand religion, history and gender politics all play a part....
Stop! In the Name of Love
By Julia Suryakusuma, Jakarta Post, Indonesia -It seems that the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI, Front Pembela Islam), have a new take on this song.Their most recent target was a three-day human rights training workshop for waria (transgender people) held in...
Sexuality Discourses in Africa
by Kavinya Makau and Zawadi Nyong’o, Pambazuka, Kenya - Mention sex in most places on the African continent and you are likely to be met with questioning glances. Yet, our African reality suggests that if we are to deal...
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