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Russia puts a Taboo on LGBTQ
Russian leaders are trying to pass a bill that would make any public mention of LGBTQ issues a criminal offense. Read more to find out how you can help stop it!
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Posted in Action, Harry Potter Alliance News, Human Rights, LGBTQ
Homophobia’s Legacy
20 years ago today, Magic Johnson came out as having HIV. It created a seismic shift in how mainstream and conservative America prioritized the funding of fighting AIDS. The fact that it took a heterosexual athletic celebrity to come out, however courageous Magic Johnson was in doing so, is in itself a tragedy. The worldwide AIDS epidemic could have been severely limited had it not been for homophobia. The greatest legacy of homophobia is NOT the prevention of marriage equality, it’s people in poor nations dying of AIDS without any medicine and dying alone, stigmatized by their communities. And it’s a legacy of gay men in New York City and San Francisco dying miserably and alone watching an American public watch them suffer and die without caring at all.
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Posted in LGBTQ
Be the Mercedes to Someone’s Kurt
From the very first season of Glee, we’ve watched Kurt come into his own self-identification. We’ve seen him deal with bullying and having his first relationship and trying to feel comfortable being himself. But I want to think for a moment, way back to the beginning, when we were watching him struggle with the decision to come out.
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Posted in LGBTQ
Tagged equality, Human Rights, LGBTQ, national coming out day
Gay in YA
Imagine all the books which have opened your eyes to a different world. Imagine if they were never published or didn’t exist or, worse, existed in a censored world where characters were shaped to fit into the tiny box some publishers want to put something as complex and wonderful as the human experience.
Read MoreUPDATE – Ugandan Gay Death Penalty Bill Dead!
Yesterday, we told you about the Ugandan Gay Death Penalty bill. Today, I am excited to tell you, the Ugandan parliament has decided not to take up the bill for debate. One of the main reasons this came about was because of the efforts of people around the world, including you! The Ugandan leaders specifically [...]
Read MoreURGENT: Ugandan Death Pentalty for Gays.
Remember that Make It Better Oath we all signed? Now, if ever, is the time to stand by it. In the next 48 hours, conservative Ugandan leaders are attempting to make it a crime to be LGBTQ–a crime punishable by death.
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Posted in Action, Harry Potter Alliance News, Human Rights, LGBTQ
Tagged genocide, Human Rights, LGBTQ
Stand Up for CT Anti-Discrimination Laws
Connecticut is one of the most progressive states in the country, here’s how you can help it continue to set the example.
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Posted in Action, Harry Potter Alliance News, Human Rights, LGBTQ
Tagged equality, Human Rights, LGBTQ
Just One Aspect of Who I Am
I am queer. And even though I am out to everyone, it still feels like a small act of bravery to even be able to say it.
Read MoreWhat Is Gender?
We recently had a great blog about gender acceptance, and I want to delve a little further into that subject by asking the question, “What is gender?” Gender is such a confusing topic. For one thing, there’s sex and then there’s gender. Two separate entities that usually get tossed into one pot. Let’s break it [...]
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