Tag: sexual minorities
Indonesia: Police Raids Foster Anti-Gay Hysteria
Indonesia’s national police force should immediately investigate recent raids by local law enforcement on gatherings of gay men, Human Rights Watch said Last Friday in a letter to national police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian.
South Korea Backslides on Sex Education
Education ministry officials in Seoul said this week that South Korea’s new national sex education curriculum, due to roll out in March, will not mention homosexuality.
Indonesian LGBT Activists Receive Free Expression Award
Last Friday in Jakarta two transgender people accepted an award from the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI).
A biological basis for homosexuality
“Baby, you were born this way.” As soon as Lady Gaga sang these words on her smash hit “Born This Way,” they became a rallying cry for gay people around the world, an anthem for sexual minorities facing discrimination.