Newton D. Duncan , Guest Columnist Any man’s death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind. – (Devotions on emergent occasions No.17 – John Donne 1624) ‘To Kill a Mockingbird‘ is the title of a 1961 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. The novel captures the ignominy of white-against-black prejudice in the first half of …
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Gay rights groups in Russia have said a new law restricting the spread of information about homosexuality has sparked a wave of violence against the gay and lesbian community. The government denies persecuting sexual minorities and claims that the law is designed to protect children from what they say is harmful information. But a number …
A Russian gay rights activist holds a poster reading ‘Love is stronger than homophobia!’ after his detention at a rally in Moscow. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images Russia has experienced an upsurge in homophobic vigilantism following the introduction of legislation outlawing “homosexual propaganda” in June, gay and lesbian groups say. The new laws, which have cast a …
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I realize a lot of people are homophobic. I think it’s ridiculous, of course. But I’m not naïve enough to think it doesn’t exist, despite my relative luckiness to not encounter it personally on a regular basis. I understand that it is about ignorance and lack of exposure to people and cultures different from their …
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In the latest instance of Jamaica’s dangerously pervasive homophobic climate, a 41-year-old allegedly gay man was reportedly stabbed to death, his car stolen, and his house set on fire while his body was still inside on Aug. 28. The Jamaica-Gleaner News Paper, reportedly citing the Western Bureau, stated that “renowned Montego Bay hospitality worker Dean Moriah was …
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Mark Ferrandino, Colorado’s first openly-gay Speaker of the House, and his partner of nearly 13 years were officially recognized as the parents of their adopted daughter Lila Augusta on Wednesday “There is not one definition of what a family does look like and should look like,” Juvenile Court Judge Karen Ashby said during the formal …
