Russia: The Attacks on Russia’s LGBTQ Community Continue

Authorities in Russia continue to persecute Yulia Tsvetkova, charging her with offences relating to pornography and gay propaganda. Tsvetkova, 26, is a prominent activist focusing on feminism, equality for women, and LGBTQ equality.

Australia: Amended religious freedom bill ‘deeply flawed’, says Law Council

The nation’s peak legal body has condemned the Morrison government’s revised religious discrimination bill, declaring it remains “a deeply flawed piece of legislation” that puts freedom of religious expression ahead of other human rights.

Predictors of Attitudes Toward Gay Men and Lesbian Women in 23 Countries

Dominant accounts of sexual prejudice posit that negative attitudes toward nonheterosexual individuals are stronger for male (vs. female) targets, higher among men (vs. women), and driven, in part, by the perception that gay men and lesbian women violate traditional gender norms.