As we all know it is pride month, I saw on twitter that a jury is going to sentence a man to death because of him being gay. They said that the jury was homophobic and gave him the death sentence. One of the juror members stated how the others knew that Rhine’s was homosexual … Read more
Link to article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/13/sarah-mcbride-gay-survivors-helped-launch-me-too-but-rates-lgbt-abuse-largely-overlooked/692094002/ Sexual assault is a form of violence that disproportionately affects women and minority groups. This can be seen from the rates of sexual assault on LGBTQ people. It’s no shock to me that simply coming out increases one’s risk for sexual assault. The article lists and explains the risk factors LGBTQ people … Read more
This video was released on May 15th, for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. The video begins with audio of several reports of anti-LGBTQ violence from around the world. It serves as a reminder that in various parts of the world LGBTQ people are still the targets of prejudice and violence. The Pride Shield … Read more
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44361162 Personally, I feel that businesses, regardless of the goods or services provided, should be able to make decisions about whom to serve/service based on their own religious beliefs. I think that this couple chose to elevate this issue way beyond what was necessary, if you don’t like a business owner and their beliefs … Read more
Hi everyone, I chose this article this week particularly because in my gender-based violence class’ lecture we were discussing homophobic violence and this struck my interest. This article came based upon some statistics that were taken in 2017. According to this article there were at least 445 LGBT Brazilians that died as victims of homophobic … Read more
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1615383/1-transgender-kidnapped-gang-raped-peshawar https://www.dawn.com/news/1384776 A transgender, whom was advocating for the rights of the transgender community, was first kidnapped and then gang-raped by at least nine people in the Gulbahar neighborhood of Peshawar. The culprits also threatened to kill her if she were to say anything about the incident. This was an obvious attack on the LGBT … Read more
Click the Link below https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2018/lgbt-long-term-care-fd.html?cmp=SL-DSO-OUTBRAIN-MOB-HOME-HOME-MIXED-CPC-BRANDSAFE_How+LGBT+Boomers+Are+Benefiting+from+Long-Term+Care_005a5f0696390b90385bd07c73bc9e53f2_WITN Brief Overview “Three out of four adults age 45 and older who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender say they are concerned about having enough support from family and friends as they age. Many are also worried about how they will be treated in long-term care facilities and want … Read more
Singing to Freedom “I like to sing and write songs and poems and dance (badly). I also like to talk about things that are uncomfortable, because they are usually important.” – Mary Lambert from marylambertsings.com On March 19, 2018, East Carolina University students and faculty members were fortunate enough to witness bold, beautiful, and talented … Read more
Thomas Hennessey http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34432701 On the eve of a much anticipated meeting at the Vatican one monsignor reveals that he is a homosexual. After Msgr Charamsa revealed his secret he proclaimed that he is “happy and proud”, the Vatican however has told him that he is not welcome at the meeting where it is expected that homosexuality … Read more
Pop star Miley Cyrus recently revealed to several publications that she considers herself to be gender fluid and pansexual, claiming that she doesn’t label herself as neither boy nor girl and doesn’t limit herself to those labels when choosing romantic partners. Pansexuality is not new, as experts say there have always been people who fall within … Read more