A gay couple were publicly flogged in the Aceh province of Indonesia earlier today. The two men were flogged 80 times for having gay sex, which is forbidden under local Muslim law. In total, 15 people were publicly punished for “inappropriate behaviour,” including infractions such as drinking or selling alcohol and showing affection in public.
Democrats in Congress have filed a bill to outlaw the “gay panic” defense, sometimes used to argue that assailants deserve lighter sentences or even acquittal because they were panicked into committing a violent crime after an LGBT person made an unwanted advance. The Gay & Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act, which was introduced by…
US actor Scarlett Johansson has dropped out of a role in which she was going to play a transgender man following a backlash from the LGBT community. The Avengers star was set to play 1970s Pittsburgh crime boss Dante “Tex” Gill, who was born Jean Gill, in Rub & Tug.
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A – under fire again over its funding of anti-LGBTQ organizations, including a youth home in Georgia – issued a rare statement explaining its charitable giving. “Our intention both at the corporate and restaurant level is to have a positive influence on our communities by donating to…
The man known as Margarida refused to let prejudice affect his flashy officiating style. EVERY FOUR YEARS, AS THE FIFA World Cup approaches, a video emerges from the dusty threads of soccer fandom and circulates across social media platforms. The 2014 video is a pixelated compilation of a soccer (or football, depending on where you live)…
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed an amendmentallowing taxpayer-funded adoption agencies to deny LGBTQ families the ability to adopt a child based on religious objection. The amendment appears on a funding bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.
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