In certain places in American history, showing a little leg has been illegal — for men and women.
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Homosexuality is illegal in Iran. For a year, photographer Laurence Rasti, photographed gay and lesbian Iranian refugees in Denizli, Turkey. Via Homophobia news watch
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“Sworn virgins” are Albanian women who decide to ignore their female identity and live as men in the Balkans. Via Greg Downey
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December 25, 2012 6:05 PM
Great photo essay by Daphnee Denis on 'sworn virgins,' women who become social men in Albania. The photos are fascinating, but I'd also love to see video, to see how the 'sworn virgins' move and comport themselves. The portraits are well worth a look.
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Video shows what heterosexism means. The assumption made when relating to others that everyone is heterosexual.. Discrimination against homosexuals, bisexual...
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Are gay rights a possibility in Iran or the Middle East? Bread and Roses, 30 September 2014 With Maryam Namazie and Fariborz Pooya Interview with Terry Sande... Via Homophobia news watch
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A Nigerian man has received 20 lashes after an Islamic court in the northern city of Bauchi convicted him of homosexual offences. Under Islamic law, courts can ... Via Homophobia news watch
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President Barack Obama called on Wednesday for an end to psychiatric therapies that seek to change the sexual orientation of gay, lesbian and transgender youth, the White House said. Via Jocelyn Stoller
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Why do you think discrimination remains so prevalent within our LGBTQ activist community?
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Breakthrough science requires pioneers. People who combine brilliance with courage, even in the face of daunting opposition. The women who paved the way for modern scientific exploration exemplify this spirit; grappling not only with fundamental questions of the universe, but with discrimination and societal constraints that often stripped them of scientific credit. You may know some of those names--Rosalind Franklin, Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace. Here are 14 more, paired with contemporary women doing trailblazing work in the same field with support from the National Science Foundation. This list is by no means comprehensive. Dig deeper into any of these stories, and you'll find many more amazing women in STEM. Via John Evans
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Once in a while in the U.S. we hear about a bill or a law that seems like it must be a joke. These examples might seem silly and inconsequential, but even so, at their core, they speak to very discriminatory ideas about gender, authority and rights t... Via Jocelyn Stoller, Rob Duke
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February 18, 2015 5:31 PM
Wow some of these laws were absolutely horrendous. I forget sometimes how protected and somewhat entitled I am here in the United States. This article is part of the reason I want to help create resources for women in Arabic countries. It's so easy to forget that even in an extreme Islamic state women are more often victims than enemy combatants.
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Homosexuality is illegal in Iran. For a year, photographer Laurence Rasti, photographed gay and lesbian Iranian refugees in Denizli, Turkey. Via Homophobia news watch
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They can be inter-constitutive and interdependent, but they cannot be traced linearly from one to the other. Via Homophobia news watch
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April 14 marks Equal Pay Day throughout America. Perhaps it’s time to rechristen it Unequal Pay Day until men and women are paid the same dough for the same work.
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The chief psychiatrist of Ghana Dr Kwasi Osei has observed that there is a greater possibility of Ghana legalising homosexuality. Via Homophobia news watch
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The criminalization of homosexuality in Jamaica dates back to the 1864 Offences Against the Person Act, which calls for a punishment of up to 10 years of hard labor for those convicted of the "abominable crime of buggery."... Via Homophobia news watch
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Egypt has upheld the decision to deport a man to Libya after he was accused of homosexuality, in a case that human rights group fear could allow authorities to force gay migrants to leave the country or ban them from entering. Via Homophobia news watch
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In far too many countries around the world, an education is not a given for girls. These moving talks are from those facing great risk to change that. Via Dr Lendy Spires, Cultural Infusion
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To get more women into their ranks, many orchestras use blind auditions where musicians perform behind a screen. Could we replicate this in business? Via bobbygw, Caroline Claeys
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Noah Berger/Reuters Decades' worth of social-psychology research has demonstrated that humans classify each other by race and gender and respond instinctively based on stereotype and social norms.
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Ogilvy & Mather's worldwide chief creative officer looks at LGBT images as one phase in an inexorable march to equality. From Campaign US
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What is cultural acceptable varies over time and space. This particular issue may seem silly now, but it is a reminder that the norms of the here and now, might have been seen as revolutionary or scandalous in a different time and place. Cultures and customs are socially mediated and those processes creates cultural norms--norms are continually enforced, resisted and reshaped.
Currently in many Asian countries women showing any skin is looked down upon or even illegal. Now social trends have changed and shorts in Westernized civilizations have allowed the use of shorts.