Three South African queer books were recently unveiled, including Nataniël’s first full-length autobiography and two collections of African LGBTQI+ stories, in both graphic and written formats.
Yulia Tsvetkova, a feminist activist in the Far Eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, has been placed under house arrest for two months, ordered to wear an ankle bracelet, and barred from communicating with anyone except her mother and her lawyer.
Today, national advocacy groups expressed strong opposition to the so-called “Fairness For All” Act, as introduced in Congress. If enacted, this bill would undermine civil rights protections for women, people of color, people of faith and create substandard protections for LGBTQ people.
For LGBTI + prisoners, Demirbaş said that the problems started from the moment they were arrested and said, “There are huge structural problems. The prisons are based on a dual gender system. Priority is given to men. ”
Newly introduced legislation in the U.S. House backed by the Mormon Church seeks to strike a middle ground on LGBT rights and religious freedom in federal civil rights law, although major proponents of each refuse to support the legislation.
As Democrats champion anti-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community and Republicans counter with worries about safeguarding religious freedom, one congressional Republican is offering a proposal on Friday that aims to achieve both goals.
Whether it means serving in the military, working for a federal contractor or seeking medical help, regulations that once protected transgender people are under attack.
Despite strong social values and aspirations of equality, non violence, and belonging in a community, the majority of Malawians restrict LGBTI people from being openly recognized and safely included in families, communities, workplaces, cultural practices, and public policies.
