LGBT rights, Latvian vodka and Putin’s Russia
Stephen Fry’s call for a boycott of everything Russian was widely reported, Cher won’t sing at the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014. The prime… Read More »LGBT rights, Latvian vodka and Putin’s Russia
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Schools OUT UK Comments on Paddy Power & Stonewall Football Slogan
LGBT History Month’s mother ship Schools OUT UK has come out against the campaign slogan ‘Right behind Gay Footballers’. They have joined with a number… Read More »Schools OUT UK Comments on Paddy Power & Stonewall Football Slogan
An intolerant continent: Europe’s shocking attitude to gay people creating a climate of fear
Gay, lesbian and transgender people face shocking levels of violence, discrimination and abuse across Europe, with gaps in EU and national legislation robbing them of… Read More »An intolerant continent: Europe’s shocking attitude to gay people creating a climate of fear
Uzbek Man 'Raped with Bottle' on Latest Russian Vigilante Video
A video depicting a man being raped with a bottle has surfaced on social media, in what appears to be the latest assault on Russia’s… Read More »Uzbek Man 'Raped with Bottle' on Latest Russian Vigilante Video
'I'm no Hitler' says feminist receiving rape threats for being 'transphobic' ahead of porn debate in Manchester
‘I’m no Hitler’ says feminist receiving rape threats for being ‘transphobic’ ahead of porn debate in Manchester
Homophobia's still going strong in 21st-century comedy
Homophobia’s still going strong in 21st-century comedy – large swaths of standup comedy remain vigorously anti-gay. The most recent evidence of this was the 26… Read More »Homophobia's still going strong in 21st-century comedy
Kiss-in rallies across the globe to protest Russian anti-gay law
Kiss-in rallies across the globe to protest Russian anti-gay law. Over the weekend, kiss-in protests took place around the globe in dozens of cities to… Read More »Kiss-in rallies across the globe to protest Russian anti-gay law
Russian LGBT journalist vows to out closeted anti-gay lawmakers
Russian LGBT journalist vows to out closeted anti-gay lawmakers – “This is a warning. They want to destroy our lives, and we will destroy them,”… Read More »Russian LGBT journalist vows to out closeted anti-gay lawmakers
One in five Brits think being gay is ‘always wrong’
One in five Brits think being gay is ‘always wrong’ – While social attitudes have improved in the last 30 years, current opinions of same-sex… Read More »One in five Brits think being gay is ‘always wrong’
Stranger in my homeland – Realizing I was Gay in Russia felt like a terminal disease diagnosis
Stranger in my homeland – Realizing I was Gay in Russia felt like a terminal disease diagnosis
by Wes Hurley – Special to the Seattle… Read More »Stranger in my homeland – Realizing I was Gay in Russia felt like a terminal disease diagnosis