Tag: homosexuality

Ankara, the capital of Turkey, has banned any and all public LGBT events until further notice, citing public safety. The Governor's Office released a statement saying, Starting from Nov. 18, 2017, concerning our community’s public sensitivity, any events such as LGBT... cinema, theater, panels, interviews, exhibitions are banned until further notice in our province to provide peace and security,” the governor’s office said in a statement. The statement also said it may cause animosity among different Turkish groups "posing an open and...

More than 60 members of Egypt’s Parliament have supported a “deeply discriminatory” law that will criminalise same-sex sexual activity. It’s believed 75 people have been arrested in the crackdown so far against LGBT+ citizens, and the proposed jail sentences are terrifying. If passed, the law could see those convicted of pro-LGBT+ activity sentenced to up to 15 years in prison, with authorities given the ability to to publicly shame those found guilty by publishing their names and sentences in national newspapers. A...

It was an emotional moment for many when Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, apologized for the country's persecution of gay men that persisted for roughly 100 years. Scotland retained anti-gay legislation until 1981, 14 years after England and Wales decriminalized homosexuality. But now, a new bill will pardon men who were prosecuted under the old law. According to the Guardian, Sturgeon told MSPs: “Within the lifetime of this parliament, this nation’s laws created suffering and perpetrated injustice. “The legislation we have published today addresses...

"Probably they have been influenced by gays who have gone to the national parks and behaved badly." After wildlife photographer reported seeing two male lions mate in a Kenyan safari, a government official claimed the two felines must have “copied” gay men visiting the park. “Probably they have been influenced by gays who have gone to the national parks and behaved badly,” tweeted Ezekeil Mutua, head of the Kenyan Film Classification Board. “I don’t know, they must have copied it somewhere...

Linda Harvey, of the anti-gay "Christian right organization" Mission: America, previously complained about gay rights activists that were helping to "normalize homosexuality." She also was voiced her upset when McDonald's introduced a limited edition rainbow colored fry box for LGBT pride month, this year. Now she's coming for Halloween, which she calls a "depraved" gay holiday. Harvey writes for World Net Daily: You’ve probably noticed that a cultural revolution is in full swing, engineered largely by promiscuity promoters and “LGBT” advocates. It’s based...

Following reports of Egypt's LGBT "crackdown," a MP has allegedly drafted a new homophobic law to criminalize homosexuality. Earlier this month, Egyptian men were reportedly arrested for “promoting sexual deviancy” and “debauchery,” subjected to forced anal examinations, according to Amnesty International. At least 11 men were arrested, and according to reports, more were being "hunted." Continuing the homophobic trend, a new law drafted by an Egyptian MP would criminalize gay sex. Additionally, heterosexual "supporters" and/or "promoters" of homosexuality would also face jail...

Apparently, everybody has the gay in them According to a recent study, heterosexuality just might be a myth. Although it analyzes how women sexuality functions, researchers say that the same data applies to male subjects as well. The difference is that women are more open about their sexual inclinations. Compared to men, they will admit their bisexual nature when that’s the case, or even when they are being attracted by another female, even if they see themselves as straight. Men, on...

Andrew Jackson was president when Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise was born. Homosexuality has been exhibited across the animal kingdom, but veterinarians in Africa have uncovered the oldest known living gay creature on earth. Jonathan, a 186-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise, lives on St Helena, a British territory off the coast of Africa. For nearly 30 years he’s been in a relationship with another tortoise, originally named Frederica. But when doctors repaired a lesion on Frederica, they realized “she” was actually a...

On Saturday, a protest march was held in New York City in solidarity with the LGBT people of Chechnya. It was organised by the grassroots group Voices 4 Chechnya, standing up in peaceful protest against the abduction, torture and killing of Chechen LGBT+ people and demanding humanitarian visas for those that have escaped to Russian safe houses. The group was founded by LGBT+ activist Adam Eli who fronted the protest, marching alongside hundreds of Voices 4 Chechnya supporters, including RuPaul’s Drag...

In Muslim cultures, homosexuality was once considered the most normal thing in the world – so what changed? Islam once considered homosexuality to be one of the most normal things in the world. The Ottoman Empire, the seat of power in the Muslim world, didn’t view lesbian or gay sex as taboo for centuries. They formally ruled gay sex wasn’t a crime in 1858. But as Christians came over from the west to colonize, they infected Islam with homophobia. The truth is many...

Indonesian police detained over 50 men in a raid on what has been described as a “gay spa” in Jakarta. Friday night found police holding 51 males and 7 employees. They will be charged under pornography and prostitution laws and some could face up to six years in prison. Four Chinese nationals, a Singaporean, one Thai National, one Malaysian, and one Dutchman, were also presnt, but none of the foreigners would be charged. The arrests are the latest in a...

Roy Moore, the disgraced former judge and current frontrunner in a US Senate election, has said that “homosexual conduct should be illegal.” The conservative Christian politician also compared homosexuality with bestiality. Moore, who is running for the US Senate seat vacated by Donald Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions, made the comments during a 2005 interview, according to CNN. Last week, it was revealed that he has appeared multiple times on a radio show hosted by pastor Kevin Swanson, who is known for...

Brazil has re-legalised so-called “gay cure therapy” as a judge deemed homosexuality to be a “disease”. Judge Waldemar Claudio de Carvalho overruled a 1999 resolution by the Federal Council of Psychology which prohibited the treatment of homosexuality by psychologists. The federal judge in Brasília ruled in favour of a psychologist whose license was revoked for practising “conversion therapy”. Evangelical Christian Rozangela Justino had her license stripped in 2016 after she advised patients to seek religious guidance to “cure” their homosexuality, which Justino...

This is somewhat of a sensitive subject I know a lot of the gay guys have problems integrating in the society they are living in. Homosexuality is still a taboo in many countries around the world and a partially tolerated sexual perversion in others. Those who are most affected by these problems are children and teenagers, who get to live in a social environment that proves to be hostile and patronizing. In such a world, how can you still grow happy...