This Valentine’s Day with the spotlight on the Sochi Winter Olympics, the Russian government is neglecting its duty to protect the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) community. LUSH Cosmetics and All Out champion everyone’s right to love and stand with all citizens who are calling on the Russian government to stop fueling anti-gay violence. For the…
In what the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) are calling ‘a step backward’ for human rights, the Sultan of Brunei has announced that a series of laws that were formulated in 2013 are set to be enacted in April, 2014. The laws, which criminalize everything from adultery to same-sex relations, include punishments ranging from public…
In response to ‘Open letter to Kevin Faulconer’ (issue 137, Jan. 2) Dear Editor, I read the Open letter to Kevin Faulconer and I was astonished by your outrageous conduct, and I will analyze your letter as follows: 1. You addressed to Faulconer with the word “Dear”. Under no circumstances is he your “Dear”. Look…
LOS ANGELES, — Dr. Rizi Timane, minister, social worker, and outspoken advocate for the LGBT community, has issued the following statement on Nigeria’s criminalization of gay marriages and civil unions: I grew up in Nigeria. In Lagos, to be exact. And I have known since I was eight years old that I am transgender. I was born as a…
In the latest Multiple Exposure video, LGBTI rights defender Clare Byarugaba explains the context and potential consequences of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda. 20 Dec. 2013, the Ugandan Parliament passed the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill”, which currently awaits the signature of the President to become law. Multiple Exposure is a new monthly video magazine broadcast. Every month, three different 10…
The openly gay organizer of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Bayard Rustin may be the next openly gay American to have a United States postage stamp issued in his honor. The official launch of the Bayard Rustin USA/National Stamp Campaign will be announced at the 2014…
When it comes to the fight for LGBT civil rights, my philosophy has been, and will always be, the greater good for our community. Essentially, that means sometimes I vote for candidates that have philosophies that may negatively impact me personally, but will advance the cause of LGBT rights. For example, I have problems voting…
After a series of legislative and judicial Marriage Equality victories, major anti-LGBT organizations have redirected their efforts away from marriage equality and toward attacking the rights of transgender people. These attacks follow California’s passage of Assembly Bill 1266, the School Success and Opportunity Act. The bill guarantees transgender students equal access to restrooms, locker rooms,…
http://youtu.be/ZyB7bzYRoqY These heroic women show what spirit, courage, and perseverance can achieve. May their bravery inspire us in 2014 and beyond.
Dear Candidate Faulconer: This second part of my open letter to you was to be focused on how you should break with your Republican Party with respect to LGBT civil rights. Events over the last couple of weeks have made me expand the focus of this letter. First, the Duck Dynasty controversy revealed the true…
