Tag: homosexuality

A young, unschooled Iranian man has fled Iran in search of refuge on Turkish soil.  Currently,   LGBT passport-holding Iranians flee to Turkey since they require no visa to cross the border.  Danial knew his challenges as a gay man from Iran were just beginning as he fled his family when his sexuality was revealed, without a passport. Danial‘s father fled Afghanistan during war and turmoil in the 1980’s.  Over 3 million Afghans transplanted to unwelcoming Iran.  Children born there were...

BBC radio presenter Iain Lee has left his shoe on the BBC Three Counties Radio breakfast show following a humiliating apology for calling an anti-LGBT group "bigots". In an astonishing and quick turn of events, the BBC issued an apology on Lee's behalf after an interview with Libby Powell of Christian Concern and The Christian Legal Center turned heated. Discussing news of a prison gardener who claimed he was facing religious oppression after losing his job for preaching repentance of homosexuality...

I will not try to set a parallel between civilization and underdeveloped countries, but between civilization and my country. Why is my country special? Well, when referring about homosexuality as a part of the spectrum, you are probably used to 2 different perspectives: people that accept diversity and people that reject it. Regardless of the reasons. They simply reject it. That is not the case for Romania, because, unlike the rest of the world’s population, we have 3 different stages: People...

In shock news, another American Pastor has been ranting about the evils of modern literature and movies, claiming that 'Harry Potter' is so evil, particularly thanks to "homosexual mentor" Professor Dumbledore, that parents should drown themselves instead of letting their kids read it. Pastor Kevin Swanson, in a recent "extended rant", appeared to claim that parents committing suicide by drowning was better than letting their kids read a fairly tame book about a boy wizard, and his gay professor who,...

One Million Moms does it again. That hive of reaction against "trash", "filth" and "indecency" were in the news again (yawn) over their attack on "American Girl" magazine, by Mattel of Barbie doll fame, and in particular an article they did about a young girl working with a charity for foster kids. That girl was Amaya Scheer, and that charity was Comfort Cases, run by one of her dads, himself a former foster child. Oh wait, what? One of her...

It is still very hard for me to write this because, although what I am about to tell you happened more than 3 years ago, in my heart is still fresh like it just happened. I am Josh, from Louisiana and I have been in the army for over 6 years. I have participated on several missions, last of which took place in Afghanistan back in 2013. I have always cherished the marine spirit, because on the battlefield a...

Sohail Ahmed is a Muslim living in London and he is gay. Formerly an extremist, Sohail left behind his beliefs but identifies himself as a “cultural Muslim”. He recently talked about how his father tried to "cure" him from homosexuality through an Islamic ritual of exorcism. The experience left him psychologically affected. In 2014 he was taken at the Abu Ruqya shop, a place that specializes in rituals performed to remove “black magic, jinn (supernatural beings) possession and the evil eye,...

Ted Cruz, Mick Huckabee and Bobby Jindal, three prominent US Republican candidates, are speaking this weekend at a conference called the National Religious Liberties Conference. Ostensibly a debate on how American Christians are being increasingly oppressed in the modern world, the guest list and in particular the host of the event should raise some eyebrows. Kevin Swanson, the host, is a notorious radio host - notorious that is for believing openly that gay people should be put to death. Air Force...

Considered to be the ultimate land of cultures, traditions and values, it has always been difficult for couples to share their relationships publicly. Aside from homosexual partners, straight couples also seek a hideout to spend some time alone, unless they’re married to each other. Here in India, people seldom get chances to explore themselves, be it homosexuality or even a straight relationship. This has proven to be one of the major factors that retained the question of confused sexuality...

I am in this business for over 9 years and if there’s anything that I’ve learned so far is that people will do anything to hang on to their beliefs, regardless of how malicious can be within their small community and, on a larger scale, in the entire society. I’ve got the chance of talking to all sorts of people, coming from all corners of the Globe and from all social grounds. This is how I’ve discovered that, when...

Regardless if we’re talking about actors, politicians, stars or just famous people, there is a large collection of quotes and ideas about love, equality, freedom and humanity to choose from. Let’s hear some of the most compelling ones: From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he would have not created gay people – Howard Dean. People should be allowed to marry and gay marriage should be out there. If a man or a woman...

These people are famous all over the world. Some of them are actors or actresses, some are singers and some are even political figures. And they turned out to be brave enough to claim about their sexual orientation. They don't choose who to fall in love! They just feel and love who they want. If these people did it, so why do you still stay in the closet? Come on! It's time to come out of the closet!

As if the Catholic Church has not been challenged with enough bad publicity over the past 15 years, yet another priest has emerged from the ranks, and subsequently been fired by the Archdiocese.  Father Gino Flaim, a priest serving the diocese of Trento, North Italy, got himself into a bit of a pickle this week.  It started with his verbal comments that he “could understand pedophilia,”  as “pedophilia is a sin,” but was at first “uncertain about homosexuality,” only...

We have all been there. Whenever something new appears that society is not used to and has difficult times accepting it, preconceptions is what you will encounter the most. This is because people are not ready to accept the facts. The LGBT community is probably the most susceptible to preconceptions, so here are the most stupid ones that some people still hold about gays: mitindo.it 1. Gays are more likely to be pedophiles too, than straight people are. Well isn’t this stupid? The...