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The Right To Be Happy
I suppose I will never completely escape the “transsexual” label, even though most people in public call me “Madame” and all my legal papers refer to me as “female.” Today, a very nice clerk in the...
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What Affects One . . .
The news out of Nigeria that the Senate has approved “a penalty of 14 years of imprisonment for any person who enters into same sex marriage contract or civil union“ has drawn mixed reaction. I’m a...
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Unclear on the Concept?
Umm . . . maybe I’m naive, but I’m wondering about countries like Nigeria and Cameroon that sentence men to prison simply because they are gay. I’m presuming these men are sent to men’s prisons, not...
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LGBT Issues: Nigeria and Its Contradictory Logic
“We are protecting humanity and family values, in fact, we are protecting civilization in its entirety. Should we allow for indiscriminate same-sex marriage, very soon the population of this world...
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Nigeria: It may be time to boycott the country
Western nations — including Canada — and their already overburdened taxpayers need to stop doing business with countries like Nigeria, which, according to the Associated Press and others, “passed a...
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The bigger picture
So much for trying to save the world. I guess there is little point in whining about countries like Nigeria — much of Africa, actually — that oppress LGBTQ people and others. We have to depend on our...
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Queen signs marriage bill, time for equality throughout the Commonwealth —...
Here is a press release I received from Joe Mirabella of All Out: July 17, 2013 ****PRESS RELEASE*** QUEEN SIGNS MARRIAGE BILL, TIME FOR EQUALITY THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH London – Queen Elizabeth...
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Global Village: Anti-gay law in Nigeria signed by leader
It’s a sad day for the LGBTQ community in Nigeria: the president of that country has signed an anti-gay bill that, according to a Reuters report, “contains penalties of up to 14 years in prison and...
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Note to LGBT people here: Look beyond Quebec and Canada
I wonder sometimes if members of Quebec’s LGBTQ communities, indeed, Canada’s LGBTQ communities are somewhat oblivious to the problems faced by LGBTQ people in other countries — like Russia, Nigeria,...
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Nigeria: Dear John Baird and co.
Dear John Baird, John Kerry and others, I applaud your denunciations of the draconian anti-gay legislation signed into law in Nigeria this week. But could Canada and others countries that have spoken...
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Terror in Nigeria: Gay activists report more mass arrests — All Out
A press release from All Out: TERROR IN NIGERIA: GAY ACTIVISTS REPORT MORE MASS ARRESTS New York, USA – Days after Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed one of the world’s harshest anti-gay...
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Nigeria’s anti-gay law: Canada cancels visit by Jonathan – report
Kudos to the Canadian government for cancelling Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan’s visit here next month because of the draconian anti-gay law he signed recently, if reports are accurate. We have a...
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Global Village: Of Nigeria and Indiana
What do Nigeria and Indiana have in common? Well, there are elements in each area of the world who oppose same-sex marriage, and are taking action against gay people. First, in Nigeria on Wednesdays,...
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Zimbabwe: Transgender woman maligned, charged
Sigh . . . It seems every day there is an article coming out of some African nation that illustrates just how far behind the times its citizens are (i.e. Exhibit A: see preceding post about stoning in...
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Nigeria’s anti-gay law: A supporter comments
A reader commented on one of my posts about the anti-gay legislation in Nigeria. I’m posting the comment here, and opening the subject for discussion, respectfully. Writes Rashlek: Nigeria anti- gay...
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Nigeria: Contradictions from the clergy on same-sex relationships
On the same day the UN issued a damning report against the Catholic Church alleging tens of thousands of child sex-abuse cases by its clergypeople, an article appeared on The Advocate site saying...
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Kansas: Anti-gay discrimination in the wind
While so many in the West condemn and boycott Russia and Nigeria and Uganda and other countries for their anti-gay policies, we sometimes overlook the discriminatory policies of some American states,...
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Uganda: Cut foreign aid if Museveni enacts anti-gay law
U.S. President Barack Obama warned Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday that enacting an new anti-gay law would complicate U.S. relations with Uganda, according to several reports today (see...
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Uganda and Nigeria: Would Jesus lead the anti-gay mobs?
(Updated throughout) It seems every time I write a post decrying the draconian anti-gay laws of such countries as Uganda and Nigeria, people from those nations leave comments through the wordpress...
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Anti-gay Uganda and Nigeria: How about a compromise?
I wonder if a compromise could be reached with nations like Uganda and Nigeria that have introduced draconian legislation to persecute LGBT people? Many of us in the West are understandably upset — we...
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