Middle Eastern Magazine Celebrates LGBT Arab Voices: “We Give You the Voice of Your Silence”
First LGBTQ Jordanian Magazine Features the Secret Lives of Arab Lesbians in the Middle East…
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Diary of a Straight African Ally-in-Training: “LGBT Issues Aren’t Just about Homophobia”
- Published in: Empowerment & Spirituality, Purple Hearts: Ally Love
Thoughts from an Ally-in-Training: “Up until this point, I never really watched the way I said things. But now, when my words are reaching out to people from many walks of life, I’m realizing that there’s so much more at stake than my “learning” process.”…
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This is What Africa’s Resistance Looks Like: Uganda’s First LGBT Clinic Opens in Kampala
- Published in: By Topic, Featured, Health & Wellness, LGBT Africa, Special Series
From the “Kill the Gays” bill to a brand new LGBT clinic in the capital city of Kampala; this is what LGBT Africa’s resistance looks like. …
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4 Films about LGBT Muslims Everyone Needs to Watch
- Published in: Film
Here’s a very short list of films featuring the experiences of award-winning LGBT Muslims around the world with links to purchase or watch them online. Leave your reactions, reviews, and recommendations for more in the comments section.…
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INTERLINQ-ED: Media about LGBTQ Diaspora Around the World May 18th-24th
- Published in: Editorial, INTERLINQED Weekly Roundup
Welcome to this week’s edition of INTERLINQ-ED, where we highlight news and media about and relevant to LGBTQ people of color, diaspora, and racial or ethnic minorities around the world.…
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Call for Submissions From Muslim-Identified LGBTQ People of Color
“But when do we ever hear from queer Muslims themselves, about their everyday lives, about their hardships and triumphs, their families and lovers–or, simply, what keeps them centered, devout, inspired?” Do you identify as a Muslim, queer/trans woman of color? Submit your story! …
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VIDEO: What a’ Gwaan? Beenie Man Apologizes to LGBT Community for 10 Years of Homophobic Lyrics
- Published in: Entertainment & Culture, Music
Beenie Man releases a video apologizing to the gay community for his homophobic lyrics. He hopes it will put an end to all the controversy surrounding his music. But is his apology too little, too late?…
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Mi Queertura: Latina, Lesbian, Woman Are Not Mutually Exclusive
- Published in: Featured, Latinidad, Life at the Intersection
“We are afraid of being abandoned by the mother, the culture, La Raza,for being unacceptable, faulty, damaged… to avoid rejection, some of us conformto the values of the culture, push the unacceptable parts into the shadows.” ~Borderlands, Gloria Anzaldua Through reading, writing and living I have been able to discover and recover what it means…
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Presence, Power, Progress: Queer Asian Pacific Islander Conference in Washington DC
- Published in: Announcements, Conferences, Desi Daily
The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance is hosting “Presence, Power, Progress” this July 19 to 22, a conference in Washington DC for LGBTQ Asian Americans, South Asians, Southeast Asians, and Pacific Islanders. Over 300 LGBTQ Asian American and Pacific Islander activists will attend Presence, Power, Progress to network, organize, agitate, educate, and build capacity…
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From YouTube to Policy: The Role of Media in Legal Advocacy for LGBT People of Color
- Published in: Activism & Politics, Trans-lucent, Work & Career
With the EEOC ruling that discrimination against trans people is sex discrimination, and thus, prohibited, what does the future of trans rights legislation hold? More specifically, what does this mean for gender non-conforming people of color?…
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