Or stop being hypocrites by displaying diversity programs on your websites…. LGBT people who work for Barclays worldwide should be asking their employers to speak out against criminalization of homosexuality before it is too late! This applies to all doing business in Africa! By Melanie Nathan, February 21, 2012, (I first wrote this piece on [...]
California Senator Mark Leno’s BIll Should Help Thwart Religious Freedom Fears
CA Senator Mark Leno Introduces Bill Reaffirming Religious Freedom . SB 1140 reinforces that no clergy member will be required to perform any marriage that is against his or her belief system. So maybe the religious right can stop whining about lesbian and gay civil rights to marriage equality. by Mel Nathan, February 21st, 2012 [...]
Liberia New Anti-Homosexuality Bill Text | Death for Gays and Lesbians
First viewing of proposed text of bill. By Melanie Nathan, 2/21/2012 Expressed many times on my blog, is the fear that David Bahati’s Kill the Gays Bill, currently before the Ugandan Parliament, could well spread to other parts of Africa , as it is accompanied by the promotion of much anti-gay rhetoric and myth. It [...]
Mr Gay World Includes Finalists from Criminalizing African Countries
Historic participation as Africa continues draconian criminalization of homosexuality by Melanie Nathan, February 21, 2012 For the first time black Africans will participate in the Mr. Gay World contest being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, sending a powerful message of hope to LGBTI people in Africa and the rest of the World. The delegates representing [...]
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