LGBT Rights: The Rights of a Minority Culture
by Tiramisu
Should schools be independent of government interference?
Should we stop hate-speech, and the brainwashing of children that don’t know any better?
by Tiramisu
Should schools be independent of government interference?
Should we stop hate-speech, and the brainwashing of children that don’t know any better?
In a report that both terrifies me and makes me sick to my stomach, a 5 Live Investigation has delved into the rarely considered, but surprisingly prevalent, problem of forced marriages. In an in-depth interview, a young lesbian woman of Middle Eastern origin describes the ordeal she suffered when she came out to her parents – the repeated attempted marriages, the rampant violence and the parental encouragement to commit suicide. … Continue Reading
Half of me thinks this video is amazing, and the other half is so uncomfortable with the sight of children swearing. Just to warn you, before you click play, this video is seriously, seriously NSFW. Or parents. Or, IMO, children.
In a landmark ruling last week, the Supreme Court unanimously decided that the claims of gay asylum seekers must be upheld, and that the law concerning asylum claims based on sexual orientation would be changed in order to facilitate this requirement. Previously, gay asylum seekers were often refused asylum, on the basis that they could go back to their home countries and live in a different city, curbing their identities and ‘gay’ behaviours. … Continue Reading
It’s hard to believe that gay people in the UK have come such a long way. Not everyone can claim the rights that we have right now: the right to civil partnerships, the right to our partners’ pensions, inheritance rights and so on. It was only two years ago that France was forced to discard discriminatory practices with relation to same-sex adoption. And members of our community in the US are still fighting for the basic recognition of their rights. Knowing that our biggest threat is Theresa May is scary, but we can at least sleep at night knowing that we won’t be dragged out of our homes, tossed in front of a show-trial court and imprisoned – or worse – for the crime of loving someone. … Continue Reading
Given the not-so-subtle erosion of anti-discrimination legislation aimed at protecting gay people over the past few months, I can’t say that I’ve set my hopes very high for the outcome of many court cases in this area. It was more than a pleasant surprise, then, to read this article about the legal appeal of a marriage counsellor sacked for refusing to counsel a gay couple who had come to him for advice. … Continue Reading
I remember the first Reclaim the Night march I ever went on. It was exhilarating and brilliant and I loved every second of it. We marched from Trafalgar Square to the University of London Union, on streets lined with drunk male chauvinists screaming rape jokes, drowning them out with our chants and our songs. It was powerful. It was a cold, cold night, but something in my warm, feminist heart lit up strong enough that I couldn’t feel a thing. … Continue Reading
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