Results for: gay marriage
-
UK LGBT Politics Crash Course: 2013 Was A Real Banner Year for Colonially-Influenced Homophobia in the Commonwealth
From India to Uganda, the legacy of British colonial sodomy laws live on today in many countries around the world. What can or should the Commonwealth do about this, if anything at all?
-
Uganda Drops “Kill The Gays” Bill – Something That We Did Worked [UPDATE: JK NOT REALLY]
Online petitions had over 1.4 million signatures as of yesterday afternoon, and the impending vote on Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” bill is temporarily called off.
-
South Africa Government Hears Out LGBT Activists On Corrective Rape
A common practice in South Africa, corrective rape is an act of violence where lesbians are raped in order to “fix” them… as charming as that sounds, it is time to wave goodbye to that policy, for real this time.
-
Malawi “Gay” Couple Pardoned, Ceding to U.N. & International Pressure (No Homo)
GOOD NEWS! Following a meeting with U.N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika pardoned the “gay” couple who had been sentenced to 14 years of jail and hard labor, announcing, “I have done this on humanitarian grounds but this does not mean that I support this.” Also,
-
Uganda’s Bill to Punish Gays with Death Supported by Actual Human Americans
Under Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill, gays face life imprisonment at a minimum and often execution and the public is required to report gays or go to jail. Who are the Americans supporting Uganda’s Museveni legislation of evil? We break it all down for you. Also; should we settle for civil unions, the implications of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, another teacher-student lesbian sex scandal and “Who Do We Have to Blow to Get Gay Marriage in New York”?
-
Rwanda Votes on its Kill the Gays Bill, Zimbabwe Kicks the Gays Out of School
Rwanda is voting on a “kill the gays” bill too, just like Uganda, which slipped under the radar ’til now. Zimbabwe kicks two girls out of school for lesbian activities, most New Yorkers are upset same-sex marriage didn’t pass, unearthed video footage of Matthew Shepard in a documentary, and what to do when your UK girlfriend’s American Visa expires.
-
Uganda is Takin’ it Back: Anti-Gay Bill Will Kill the Gays After All
Uganda calls takebacks — killing gays will remain a piece of the anti-gay legislation after all. We look at other countries with similar laws and recent interviews with anti-gay leaders in Uganda. Also; GLSEN is counting the number of times you say “dyke” on twitter and we don’t understand why and an annoying columnist talks smack about the hot teacher makeout.