I lived most of my adult life a closeted lesbian in Russia. Even in New York, I can feel its ‘traditional values’ ideological weapon. This is what I’m protesting today.
La comunidad LGBT+ no solamente tiene que lidiar con la violencia y la discriminación en América Latina, sino también la ignorancia de las autoridades que muchas veces confunde los conceptos de orientación sexual e identidad de género. English
The current demand for historical memory, collective reparations and justice for gays and travestis in Ecuador extirpates the harms of the 1980’s and 1990’s from the grasp of oblivion and impunity. Español.
El actual reclamo por la memoria histórica, las reparaciones colectivas y la justicia para gais y las personas trans en Ecuador extrae los daños de los años 80 y 90 del olvido y la impunidad. English.
Ultra-conservatives have launched homophobic campaigns against Disney and Marvel for 'LGBT propaganda'. It seems laughable but it’s part of a coordinated backlash.
The far right did not conquer the European Parliament – but this doesn’t mean the threats to our rights have receded. Just look at what’s happening in Italy today.
In March, I travelled from London to Verona, Italy to join a historic protest for women’s and LGBTIQ rights – while Matteo Salvini, from the far-Right Lega party, received a standing ovation at a key summit of ultra-conservative activists.Watch the film 'Solidarity is in the air' on YouTube
Big-spending Christian Right ‘legal army’, whose influence has soared in America under Trump, is now linked to campaigns against assisted dying in the UK
The repression of the LGBT community in Egypt stems from the colonial legacy of imperialism and is driven by the middle class in its attempts to create its own version of “modernity.”
‘Just manly men’. ‘Guys that hit the gym’. ‘Straight-acting only’. ‘No fems’. The message for gay and bi men browsing through dating apps in Jordan is clear: masculinity is in, femininity is out.
