Archive for the "Migration" Category

Hong Kong star says coming out should be personal choice
Gay icon Anthony Wong has called on the media to leave closeted figures alone and tackle the entrenched inequality in society instead 12 May 2012 | By Derek Yiu   Newly-out Hong Kong pop star Anthony Wong says fellow celebrities should be free to choose whether to declare their own…
New ORAM Publication - Rainbow Bridges
New ORAM Publication - Rainbow Bridges in UNITED STATES, 19/04/2012 ORAM is proud to release its newest publication, Rainbow Bridges: A Community Guide to Rebuilding the Lives of LGBTI Refugees and Asylum Seekers. Rainbow Bridges is the first guide of its kind directed at US…
New ORAM Publication - Rainbow Bridges
New ORAM Publication - Rainbow Bridges in UNITED STATES, 19/04/2012 ORAM is proud to release its newest publication, Rainbow Bridges: A Community Guide to Rebuilding the Lives of LGBTI Refugees and Asylum Seekers. Rainbow Bridges is the first guide of its kind directed at US…
Kurdish LGBT rights group hacked on Facebook
An extremist Turkish Nationalist hacking group called “Ayyıldız Tim” hacked this weekend the Facebook user of Hebûn, the Kurdish LGBT Association based in Dyarbakir.  Members of Hebûn are extremely concerned about sensitive information that was stored on their account and the fact that Kurdish LGBT people have been outed via…
The Golden Handcuffs of Gar Rights: How Pinkwashing Distorts Both LGTBIQ and Anti-Occupation Activis
Israeli democracy, through its promotion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, offers golden handcuffs—a beautiful gift that comes with control—to Israeli queers. At a lecture in Tel Aviv at the Women’s Peace Coalition, I heard the strain in the voices of queer Israeli activists who are…