by admin | Jul 22, 2020 | Equality, homophobia, Human Rights, LGBTQ, Politics, Power LGBT
In 2019 and 2020, a large number of Polish towns have declared themselves “LGBT-Free” zones, possibly as many as a third of all towns and cities in the country. Under their current leader, Catholic Andrzej Duda, Poland has become increasingly conservative and hostile...
by admin | Jun 3, 2020 | Bisexual, Equality, Featured, gay, identity, International, lesbian, LGBT, LGBT community, LGBTQ, News, Power LGBT, queer, Sexuality, Transgender
According to the global list kept by European Pride Organizers Association, nearly 500 LGBT events have been canceled this June, ordinarily the month when the community takes to the streets to be seen. Parades, parties, marches, coffee-house open mics and book clubs,...
by admin | May 27, 2020 | Equality, family, gay, LGBT, LGBTQ, Power LGBT, same-sex marriage, Sexuality
In Costa Rica’s Family Law Code, there is a list of circumstances under which “a marriage is legally impossible.” It includes details about consent, mental status, and citizenship, but there has also been this:
Article 14. A marriage is legally...
by admin | May 20, 2020 | children, Human Rights, News, Power LGBT, youths
It surprises a lot of people to learn that child marriage is legal in most of the United States. Federally, there is no minimum age, leaving that up to individual states. In most states, minors (people under 18) can be married if one or more of the following...
by admin | May 20, 2020 | Bisexual, Equality, gay, lesbian, LGBT, LGBT Youth, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Youth, News, Power LGBT, queer, Sexuality, Transgender
In July 2018, the U.K. Government published their “LGBT Action Plan” a list of over 75 commitments to improving the lives of LGBT people in the United Kingdom. At the time, they said it was a priority to address banning “conversion therapy” on LGBT minors. But two...
by admin | Apr 17, 2020 | Bisexual, Equality, Featured, gay, LGBTQ, News, Power LGBT
Back in 1983, in response to the height of the AIDS crisis, the federal government applied a lifetime ban on blood donations by any man who had sex with another man, regardless of either partner’s tested status. Very recently, in 2015, that ban was shortened...
