Democrats are shortly taking control of the White House and Congress. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer+ community can be hopeful policies will be enacted that protect our rights rather than erode them as occurred under Trump. Behind Biden’s Administration is a new generation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer politicians. […]
Human rights
Interview with Sepehr from Shiraz Stefan Arestis Nov 27, 2020Categories Posted in Iran “In Iran, we don’t have homosexuals like in your country. In Iran, we do not have this phenomenon. I don’t know who has told you we have that.” Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad So said former Iranian despot, President […]
After a global Amnesty campaign, the highest court in Taiwan ruled that banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. In May 2019, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to recognize same-sex marriages.
By Sarah McBride Today, HRC announced it is significantly expanding its work dedicated to justice for the transgender community. The organization will advance new initiatives that address the urgent needs of the transgender community, with specific attention to community members deeply impacted by racism, sexism and transphobia. This major effort […]
In the first five months of 2019 alone, the number of Japanese municipalities with a “partnership system” recognizing same-sex relationships has doubled. While Japan’s national government has been very passive when it comes to tackling issues faced by its LGBT population, more and more municipal governments are making an effort […]
Homosexuality and religion have had a brawl as old as time. Ever since organised religion took over the world, every one of them has condemned the act of homosexuality. The Catholic Church is no exception. Their primary concern was only men who have sex with men. All other bands of […]
How Amir Ashour started the country’s first ever queer movement By Alim Kheraj Being LGBTQ in the world today is unavoidably political. For Amir Ashour, a 26-year-old LGBTQ activist from Iraq and the founder of the human rights group IraQueer, sexual identity is bound up with the fight for […]
I know I will get hammered for posting this but we should be allowed to present views and opinions regardless if these are in line with our agenda or not. I would like to state that I fully support equality of all people regardless of their race, religion, sex, […]
Homosexuality as a Crime http://www.banap.net/spip.php?article119 In this series, “Homosexuality as a:” the majority of the information and sources are from England. In the past few years coming from England has been a significant interest in masculinity, resulting in the publication of numerous articles and books, which includes new historical information […]
We cannot possibly impose wars and claim to be concerned about human rights! We cannot claim high moral ground while closing our eyes to flagrant abuse of human rights against the most defenceless among us! I CALL ON LGBT COMMUNITY TO RAISE ITS VOICE AGAINST RECKLESS WARS THAT HAVE NEVER […]
This is the final part of ARMING PAEDOPHILES trilogy. Let’s have a look at the history of Bacha Bazi (Playing with Boys) activities in Afghanistan and Central Asia. Pentagon could not possibly be responsible for this tradition but it could unintentionally help the revival of it. During the Taliban’s rule […]
The war is a dirty business. In spite of a number of international treaties, agreements and laws, it is practically impossible to conduct “humane” military operation. It is time for politicians to use different means in dealing with international disputes. It is time for mainstream media to stop glorifying wars […]
By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN SEPT. 20, 2015 KABUL, Afghanistan — In his last phone call home, Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. told his father what was troubling him: From his bunk in southern Afghanistan, he could hear Afghan police officers sexually abusing boys they had brought to the base. “At night […]
