Thought this article and video is very interesting. I just finished a paper for Dr. Russell’s class on homosexuality in the Middle East, and I talked about how organizations that are formed to fight for gay rights in the Middle East don’t usually last more than a few days. I thought it was fascinating the … Read more
This article from the BBC details a the Malaysian Women’s Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s response to a camp that claims to “un-gay” young Muslim boys. She maintains that characterizing these supposedly effeminate teenage boys as gay or transsexual, and then attempting to “correct” their behavior will be detrimental to their mental and emotional health. Though this is the … Read more
The issue of sexual assault on college campuses has come to the forefront recently, as Vice President Joe Biden took to the airwaves to discuss the issue last week. As many who are involved in this blog know, my research is dedicated to this topic – so of course I find it heartening to see … Read more
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=transsexual-candidate-nominees-to-be-elected-for-political-parties-2011-04-01 Transsexual to run for parliament only so that she can get rid of her own job–she thinks government is too big. M Russell
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/366507 Looks like the new Egypt is not any more progressive than the old one.
During the Sydney gay and lesbian Mardi Gras, the majority of the floats protested with signs demanding for same sex marriages to be legalized. Religious leaders have been against same sex marriages because marriage is a sacred union between a male and a female in the Bible. Politics in Australia are traditionally conservative, so there … Read more
“Marriage Act can SUCK IT!!” read the text message I received from a very dear friend of mine. My question mark response was followed by a reference to NPR’s All Things Considered with Michele Norris and Robert Siegel. I quickly shared my friend’s excitement when I read that Obama had declared the defense of Marriage … Read more
This link is a group interview from three professors with one from Egypt, London, and North Carolina. They talk about the issues facing women in the Middle East. They describe that the western media have portrayed Middle East women as passive and oppressed, but during the revolutions in the Middle East women have been at … Read more
Hey everyone, I finally tracked down this article from the east carolinian which discusses the hate crime that left two girls injured.One of the girls had to have reconstructive surgery on her jaw because of the extent of the injuries she received. The interesting fact is that this event occurred around the 18th of October … Read more
The European Parliament is pushing for Uganda to decriminalized homosexuality after the murder of David Kato a month ago. David was a homosexual who fight against the passage of a bill in 2009 that criminalized homosexual acts. The European Parliament views this as being a human rights violation, and they want the Uganda government to … Read more