- Understanding sexual orientation and homosexuality
Gay and bisexual men have been disproportionately affected by this disease The association of HIV AIDS with gay and bisexual men and the inaccurate belief that some people held that all gay and bisexual men were infected served to further stigmatize lesbian, gay, and bisexual people
- A brief history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender social movements
Gay marriage was first legal in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, and Canada; but the recognition of gay marriage by church and state continued to divide opinion worldwide After the impressive gains for LGBT rights in postapartheid South Africa, conservative evangelicals in the U S began providing support and funding for homophobic campaigns
- Openly Gay Imam Gunned Down in South Africa - Human Rights Watch
On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to officiate an interfaith marriage
- Sexual orientation and gender diversity
A person’s sexual and emotional attraction to another person and the behavior and or social affiliation that may result from this attraction Some examples of sexual orientation are lesbian, gay, heterosexual, straight, asexual, bisexual, queer, polysexual, and pansexual (also called multisexual and omnisexual)
- Answers to your questions about transgender people, gender identity . . .
The National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force released a report in 2011 entitled Injustice at Every Turn, which confirmed the pervasive and severe discrimination faced by transgender people Out of a sample of nearly 6,500 transgender people, the report found that transgender people experience high
- Just the Facts about Sexual Orientation and Youth
One result of the isolation and lack of support experienced by some lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth is higher rates of emotional distress, 2 suicide attempts 3, and risky sexual behavior and substance use 4 Because their legitimate fear of being harassed or hurt may reduce the willingness of lesbian, gay and bisexual youths to ask for help
- LGBT Rights | Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch works for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peoples' rights, and with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues We document and expose abuses based
- 77 Lashes for a Gay Couple in Indonesia | Human Rights Watch
Authorities in Indonesia’s Aceh province publicly flogged two gay men 77 times each on Thursday after a vigilante mob raided their apartment in November, allegedly caught them having sex, and
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