Tag: homophobia
Lecture considers identity and community
Students gathered Wednesday in a Ludwick Center classroom for another installment of the Belongingness Lecture series. This week’s topic was “Sexual Identity, Homophobia and Heterosexism.”
Florida bill silences LGBTQ history and education
Florida’s house bill 1557, which is being called the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by some, seeks to limit discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, which would be incredibly damaging to LGBTQ students and hinder their education.
Diversity Retreat focuses on sexual identity and homophobia
Daniel Loera, director of multicultural affairs, provides an introduction to the diversity retreat session on sexual identity and homophobia Friday.
Let’s end homophobic ‘therapy’
A bill introduced to Congress on April 25 would outlaw gay conversion therapy across the U.S., taking a step forward for LGBT rights by putting an end to a reprehensible practice that has been both ineffective and traumatic to LGBT people.
Russian persecution of gays kills
After being kidnapped or lured by Russian authorities into gay concentration camps, hundreds of homosexual men in Chechnya, Russia are beaten, electrocuted and emotionally abused or forced to perform quasi-sexual acts. Little is being done to stop them, and more action is needed to shut down the camps.
Let’s tackle heterosexism
When Michael Sam was drafted to the St. Louis Rams in this year’s NFL Draft, he made history by being the first openly gay player in professional football.