Tag: anti-gay
South Africa: How the ANC was won for LGBT rights
This essay is dedicated to the many heroic South African LGBT and anti-apartheid activists that I worked with during the period of white minority rule – heroes who helped secure the commitment of the African National Congress of South Africa to LGBT human rights, including the enactment of the world’s first constitution to protect LGBT people against discrimination.
Virginia Governor Vetoes Anti-gay ‘Religious Liberty’ Bill
Virgina Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed a “religious liberty” bill today that would have allowed businesses to discriminate against LGBT people based on their religious opposition to same-sex marriage.
Funny or Die : North Carolina ‘s Anti-Gay Tourism Commercial
A special message from the tourism board of North Carolina, reminding you of all the fun straight things you can do in their beautiful, intolerant state
Photo of same-sex Toronto dads used in anti-gay parenthood ads in Ireland and Italy
Italian and Irish politicians have used a viral baby picture of same-sex Toronto dads to oppose two-father families.
Indonesia’s Defence Minister threatens ‘warfare’ against ‘threatening’ gay community
Indonesia’s gay community has come under attack, with the country’s Defence Minister labelling the community a “threat” and likening fighting it to “a kind of modern warfare”.
Anti-gay actions in Indonesia threaten a fragile community
First, a senior Indonesian government minister called for a ban on gay groups on university campuses. Another official pressured smartphone instant-messaging services to drop gay- and lesbian-themed emoticons, prompting one company to comply.