Tag: Homosexuality

Dublin Pride 2015

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Dublin Pride – The Dublin LGBT Pride Festival is an annual series of events which celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) life in Dublin, Ireland. It is the largest LGBTQ pride festival in the Republic of Ireland. The festival culminates in a pride parade which is held in June. The event has grown from a one-day event in 1983 to a ten-day festival celebrating LGBT… Read the rest

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MEPs call to suspend political agreement with Uganda

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Under the Penal Code Act 1950, consensual sexual activity between same sex adults was already punishable by life imprisonment.
Apart from bolstering older anti-sodomy laws, the new law punishes persons keeping a house or rooms for the ‘purpose of homosexuality’ (i.e. landlords or parents of LGBTI persons) with a maximum of 7 years’ imprisonment.
The ‘promotion of homosexuality’ also becomes punishable by up to 7… Read the rest

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Northern part of Cyprus decriminalises homosexuality

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With the adoption of the bill, Articles 171 and 173 of the Criminal Code, foreseeing in five years’ imprisonment for homosexual acts, and three years’ imprisonment for ‘attempts to commit [these] crimes’, are abolished.
Moreover, the bill strengthens the protection of LGBT people by including a ban on hate speech against LGBT people. Further, the bill bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and… Read the rest

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Sochi will be remembered as the anti-gay Olympics

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The intensely homophobic atmosphere in Russia, orchestrated by President Putin’s government, means it would be very unlikely for an openly gay athlete to be selected for the Russian Olympic squad. The Kremlin has banned a Pride House – a social meeting space for gay athletes and spectators, like the one at the London 2012 Olympics.
Dozens of countries sending competitors to Sochi criminalise same-sex relationships… Read the rest

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Human rights in the world: Parliament’s annual report points to serious abuse for LGBTI people

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Yesterday, the European Parliament voted its annual report on human rights in the world. The report reviews the situation of human rights (including the human rights of LGBTI persons) worldwide, and makes annual recommendations for EU action.
Initially drafted by Eduard Kukan, a Slovak MEP from the EPP group, this year’s annual report was mostly silent on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Denial, Deceit, Discovery

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Denial, deceit, discovery will make you laugh, cry, cringe and blush as Jack’s story unfolds from a life of shame to one of hope and acceptance for homosexual men.
Denial, Deceit, Discovery is the heart-rending story based on true events in the life of Jack Ellis; a young Catholic man deep in denial of his own homosexuality. It tells the story of how his own… Read the rest

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Belgrade Pride banned for third year sends wrong signal for accession, MEPs say

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On Friday 27 September the government declined to authorise the Belgrade Pride Parade due to take place the following day. The pride march was banned by authorities quoting “serious threats to the peace and public order.”
However, only three days before Serbian Prime Minister  Ivica Dačić expressed the view that homosexuality was “not normal and natural” when asked about the possibility of holding this year’s… Read the rest

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Belgrade Pride banned for third year sends wrong signal for accession, MEPs say

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On Friday 27 September the government declined to authorise the Belgrade Pride Parade due to take place the following day. The pride march was banned by authorities quoting “serious threats to the peace and public order.”
However, only three days before Serbian Prime Minister  Ivica Dačić expressed the view that homosexuality was “not normal and natural” when asked about the possibility of holding this year’s… Read the rest

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New Webseries Dramatizes Millenial Black Man’s Inner Conflict As He Struggles To Reconcile Faith And Sexuality

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Directors Guild of America (DGA) member, Eddie Griffith announces his web series KEN, starring Jarret Janako and Krystal Farris, will hit the small screen this week. 
KEN, brings front-and-center the issues of sex, salvation and secrets for a millennial African-American man living in Brooklyn, who has feelings for two very different people.
KEN is the story of a late twenty-something African-American man struggling with a… Read the rest

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A Queer Reading of Joseph

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Karin Hügel published her article “A Queer Reading of Joseph: Jewish Interpretations of the Beautiful Young Man in the Hebrew Bible” in Biblische Notizen 157 as a result of her research into queer readings of the Hebrew Bible.
She has given a lecture on a queer reading of Joseph at the Winter meeting of The Old Testament Society in the Netherlands and in Belgium (OTW)… Read the rest

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