Tag Archives: homophobia

Queer Notes, March-April 2014

Posted on April 2, 2014 by franklindmitryev

CeCe McDonald; Arizona’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act; Global Day of Action called by Solidarity Alliance in Nigeria. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Affordable Care Act, Africa, African Americans, Arizona, CeCe McDonald, gay, George Zimmerman, Global Day of Action, heterosexism, homophobia, IDAHO, Jordan Davis, lgbt, LGBTQ rights, Michael Dunn, Minneapolis, Nigeria, queer liberation, racism, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Solidarity Alliance, transphobia, Trayvon Martin, Uganda, United States | Leave a comment

Queer Notes, Nov.-Dec. 2013

Posted on November 30, 2013 by franklindmitryev

Queer Notes: Discrimination in Russia; Intersex in Germany; no prison for rape in Iowa; transition surgery in Iran; Lembembe murdered in Cameroon. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged adoption, Africa, Alternatives-Cameroun, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Brent Girouex, Cameroon, Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS, Council Bluffs Iowa, Eric Ohena Lembembe, Europe, Germany, heterosexism, homophobia, International Olympic Committee, intersex, Iran, lgbt, Middle East, Rape, Russia, Same-sex marriage, transition surgery, Victory Fellowship Church | Leave a comment

Anti-LGBT bigot sued in human rights trial

Posted on September 22, 2013 by franklindmitryev

U.S. preacher and bigot Scott Lively will have to face charges of human rights violations in a Massachusetts courtroom. Lively is best known as promoter of Uganda’s “Kill the Gays” bill. His homophobic preaching has led to persecution and death among African Gays. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Alien Tort Statute, Angola, Center for Constitutional Rights, David Kato, heterosexism, homophobia, Human rights, lgbt, Mozambique, Pink Swastika, queer liberation, Russia, Scott Lively, Sexual Minorities Uganda, Uganda, Vladimir Putin | Leave a comment

Ex-Pope Benedict’s reactionary career

Posted on March 27, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the March-April 2013 issue of News & Letters: World in View by Gerry Emmett Ex-Pope Benedict’s reactionary career Pope Benedict XVI’s sudden resignation announcement on Feb. 11 took the world by surprise. It is the first time in almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Africa, AIDS, alienation, Barbara Blaine, birth control, Catholic child abuse scandal, Catholic Church, Contraception, El Salvador, freedom, G.W.F. Hegel, Guatemala, Haiti, heterosexism, homophobia, Introduction to Christianity, Joseph Ratzinger, Karl Marx, Latin America, Liberation Theology, Lyndon LaRouche, Marx's critique of religion, Nicaragua, Paul Marcinkus, Pope Benedict XVI, post-Marx Marxism, Rwanda, sexism, SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, Vatican, Vatican II | Leave a comment

Queer Notes, January-February 2013

Posted on February 26, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2013 issue of News & Letters: Queer Notes by Elise The newly signed law that would have protected all California Queer youth from “ex-gay” therapies and therapies to change gender expression has been suspended. Federal Appeals Court … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged California, Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, disorders of sex development, Draft Law 8711, DSM, ex-gay therapy, gender, heterosexism, homophobia, Human Rights Day, India, intersex, Kiev, Kolkata, LGBTQ rights, Pinki Pramanik, queer liberation, Svoboda Party, Ukraine | Leave a comment

Queer Notes, November-December 2012

Posted on December 13, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the November-December 2012 issue of News & Letters Queer Notes by Elise On National Coming Out Day this year, youth in particular showed the way. Texas Tech University’s Gay-Straight Alliance members told coming out stories. People wrote their sexual … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged 7FreeDays Club, Gay community, homophobia, Human Rights Watch, Kathmandu, lgbtq, Moscow, National Coming Out Day, Nepal, People's Council, Pride parade, queer, Russia, South Asia, Texas Tech University Gay-Straight Alliance, Uganda, University of Florida Pride Student Union | Leave a comment

Queer Notes, September-October 2012

Posted on October 10, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Queer Notes by Suzanne Rose Yaounde, Cameroon—Human rights leaders from Africa united to denounce “Gay Hate Day,” which took place on Aug. 21 in Cameroon, and the ongoing arrests of people … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Africa, Cameroon, GALZ, Gay Day, Gay Hate Day, gay rights, Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe, Grand Rapids Michigan, Harare, heterosexism, homophobia, Human rights, lgbtq, Narcisse Olivier Djomo Pokam, National Organization for Women, queer liberation, repression, Roger Jean Claude Mbede', Transgendered, Yaoundé, Zimbabwe | Leave a comment

Queer Notes, July-August 2012

Posted on August 8, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the July-August 2012 issue of News & Letters: Queer Notes, July-August 2012 by Elise Brave were the marchers in this year’s Pride Parades in Warsaw, Poland; Riga, Latvia; and Split, Croatia. Heavy police protection was required at each march. While the … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged American Psychological Association, British Psychological Association, Coming out, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, hate crimes, heterosexism, homophobia, intersex, lgbtq, National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, Pride parade, queer, queer liberation, queerbashing, Riga Latvia, Roman Catholic Church, Split Croatia, Warsaw | Leave a comment

Queer Notes, January-February 2012

Posted on February 27, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2012 issue of News & Letters: Queer Notes by Suzanne Rose After six days of 24-hour-a-day activism, LGBT occupiers, activists, and human rights groups in Seoul, South Korea, won the Seoul Student Rights Ordinance, with all clauses … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Activism, Alan Turing, Discrimination, Ecuador, feminism, Goya Candelario, heterosexism, HIV/AIDS, homophobia, Human rights, lgbt, LGBT students, lgbtq, Manila, Philippines, Progressive Organization of Gays in the Philippines, queer, Seoul, Seoul Student Rights Ordinance, South Korea, women's liberation | Leave a comment

Pariah and Brother to Brother fire up Queer film

Posted on February 26, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2012 issue of News & Letters: Pariah and Brother to Brother fire up Queer film Wherever the bird with no feet flew she found trees with no limbs. —Audre Lorde It is audacious for Dee Rees to … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Adepero Oduye, African-American LGBT, Alike, Audre Lorde, Black bourgeoisie, Black middle class, Black youth, Brother to Brother, capitalism, Fire!!, Harlem Renaissance, heterosexism, homophobia, James Dean, Kim Wayans, Langston Hughes, Lillian Gish, New York City, Nicholas Ray, Niggerati, Nina Mae McKinney, Pariah, queer, racism, Rebel without a Cause, Richard Bruce Nugent, sexism, Wallace Thurman, Zora Neal Hurston | 1 Comment