How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement
The 1920s and early ‘30's looked like the beginning of the end for centuries of gay intolerance. Then came fascism and the Nazis.
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Are LGBT Americans actually reaping the benefits of marriage?
Marriage has long been tied to better health. The first study of the relationship between marriage, health and quality of life for LGBT Americans affirms the benefits of marriage – with some caveats.
The pioneering queer artists who opened Vietnam to gay culture
LGBT rights are a work in progress in Vietnam. But artists are in the vanguard of the movement, pushing for public acceptance.
Report reveals the full brutality of anti-gay purges in Chechnya
The Chechen government must be made to answer for its role in an appalling campaign of anti-gay persecution.
The forgotten origins of the modern gay rights movement in WWI
In the winter of 1915, a German soldier died in a field hospital in Russia. We don't know his name, but he helped revolutionize the way gay people have advocated for equality.
Women marching worldwide revive a long-sought dream: global feminism
Donald Trump has done what decades of American feminism could not: unite women worldwide in solidarity.
Sexuality in the time of Trump
President-elect Trump has said the issue of gay marriage is settled, yet he wants to overturn Roe v. Wade, which upheld a woman's right to abortion. What will he do once he becomes president?
1990s Oregon campaigns anticipated Trump’s politics of division
A professor takes us back more than 20 years, to when struggling white working-class voters in Oregon were convinced that a conservative social agenda would help bring back timber jobs.
Education and art for all: Castro’s cultural legacy
Images of Castro as either a monster or saviour miss the mark, but his commitment to literacy and culture is undeniable.
Peace deals are supposed to bring harmony – but too often they ignore sexual minority groups
Conflict resolution across the world frequently leaves LGBT citizens behind.
UN fight over LGBT protection threatens to undermine the human rights system
States who want to keep criminalising LGBT people are trying to stop the UN from creating a way of investigating them.
LGBTI vote at the UN shows battle for human rights is far from won
The strongest resistance to the United Nations resolution to promote LGBTI rights came from Muslim and African states. Many of these countries still criminalise same-sex relationships.
What it’s like to be gay and a Muslim
Interviews reveal the thoughts and feelings of UK Muslims on homosexuality.
Hate crimes against LGBTQ people are a public health issue
It is now recognized within public health that discrimination causes significant health problems for the LGBTQ community.
Orlando after tragedy: much more than world’s theme park
A journalist turned professor explores the identity of the city he has reported on for 41 years.
Organised religion must join the fight against homophobia
Religious leaders have done little to help combat institutionalised homophobia – and some have flat-out encouraged it.
Murder of LGBTQ+ editor highlights danger facing all rational voices in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's sexual minorities have been under violent attack for some time – as has anyone standing up to the country's extremists.
Alan Turing was one of many persecuted by Whitehall for their sexuality
Hundreds, if not thousands, of gay people had their careers and lives blighted by official discrimination.
Does the First Amendment protect religious freedom laws?
Georgia State law scholar looks to the Constitution for limits.
Queer wars: the best place to start promoting gay rights is at home
Western leaders and activists should show humility and allow themselves to be guided by local organisations if they wish to be effective in promoting same-sex rights.
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