Tag: anti-LGBT
Alabama Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuits Challenging Marriage Equality
Today, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Alabama responded to the news this morning, that the Alabama Supreme Court dismissed lawsuits filed by the Alabama Citizens Action Program (ALCAP), the Alabama Policy Institute (API) and Elmore County Probate Judge John Enslen, regarding the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling in favour of marriage equality last June.
Christine C. Quinn Statement on LGBT Inclusive 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Parade
“Throughout my childhood, attending the St. Patrick’s Day Parade had been a staple for me and my family,” said Christine C. Quinn, CEO of Win, formerly Women in Need, and the first openly gay City Council Speaker.
Alabama Senate Committee Advances Bill Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination by Child Welfare Groups
Alabama S.B. 204 would disregard best interest of children and create state-sanctioned anti-LGBT discrimination.
Religion, sexuality & gender in UK black community
Higher rates of homelessness & mental ill-health among BME LGBT people.
A gay Muslim survives in a homophobic society
My Facebook feed has recently seen a flurry of violently homophobic posts writes Noor Ramadani in The Jakarta Post ; one friend even sent an invitation to attend an Islamic exorcism, or ruqyah, in reaction to my vocal support for LGBT rights.
New HRC Report Reveals Unprecedented Onslaught of State Legislation Targeting Transgender Americans
Forty-four bills attacking transgender people have been introduced in 16 states – more than twice as many as in 2015 – with nearly two dozen specifically targeting transgender youth.